India said 20 of its soldiers died after clashing with Chinese troops on Monday. Photo: Handout
SCMP: China keen to play down India clash before key meeting with US, insiders say
* Beijing ‘wants to de-escalate the situation ahead of the Yang-Pompeo’ talks, according to source close to People’s Liberation Army
* China’s top diplomat Yang Jiechi is set to meet US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in Hawaii on Wednesday
China’s decision not to release details of how many soldiers might have been hurt or killed in a clash with Indian troops on Monday is probably motivated by a desire to play down the matter ahead of a key meeting with the United States, observers say.
While New Delhi said 20 of its soldiers were killed in the worst fighting in the region for more than four decades, Beijing has been silent on the scale of losses incurred by the People’s Liberation Army (PLA).
Indian news reports put China’s casualties at between 35 and 43 dead and seriously injured. PLA Western Theatre Command spokesman Senior Colonel Zhang Shuili said on Tuesday that the skirmish in the Galwan River valley had led to casualties on both sides, but he declined to elaborate.
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WNU Editor: Until today, China has been surprisingly quiet. Here is an easy prediction. They are not going to be.
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They will have to “save face” some how, if not now later. Communist China never keeps its word.
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