Ladakh: China reveals soldier deaths in India border clash - BBC News

China has for the first time revealed that four of its soldiers died during a bloody Himalayan border clash with Indian troops in June last year.

The men died after fighting "foreign troops" who "crossed into the Chinese border", said Chinese state media.

The skirmish had taken place in the Galwan Valley in India's Ladakh region, and soldiers had reportedly fought with stones and nail-studded clubs.

It was the first deadly clash in the disputed border area in 45 years.