China, India Troops Pull Back From Parts of Disputed Border
- China defense ministry says troops pull back along Pangong Tso
- Border tensions have been simmering since the summer
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China and India have begun pulling back their troops from Pangong Lake along their disputed Himalayan border, officials on both sides said, but other areas of conflict between the two neighbors have yet to be addressed.
The ‘orderly’ disengagement of soldiers from the north and south banks of the glacial lake that sits at about 14,000 feet in the Ladakh region began at the same time on Wednesday, China’s defense ministry spokesman Wu Qian said in a statement.