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Beijing, Jan 09: China on Saturday called for the immediate return of one of its soldiers who “went astray” in the China-India border areas and was apprehended by the Indian Army.
A Chinese soldier was apprehended by the Indian Army at the southern bank of Pangong Tso in eastern Ladakh on Friday after he transgressed across the Indian side of the Line of Actual Control (LAC), Indian officials said on Saturday.
The capture of the soldier comes amid a massive deployment of troops by the Indian Army and the Chinese People”s Liberation Army (PLA) in eastern Ladakh in view of the tense border standoff that erupted following a clash between the two sides in the Pangong…