CONFLICT
China Fortifies Along Line of Actual Control, Despite Withdrawal Agreement With India
On September 10th, 2022, Indian and Chinese officials agreed to pull troops back from the Gogra-Hostprings along the Line of Actual Control, where both sides have maintained troop concentrations since the early 1960s. The pullback was an attempt to diffuse tensions after several Indian and Chinese troops were killed on multiple occasions, most notably in 2017 and 2020. The standoff escalated on June 15th, 2020 after a skirmish ensued in the Galwan Valley between Indian Army and PLA forces, ending with twenty Indian soldiers and four PRC soldiers dead, according to press.