China likely lost at least 40 soldiers in border clash - Indian minister

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China's state controlled Global Times said earlier there had been casualties on the Chinese side but did not elaborate.

MUMBAI - China lost at least 40 soldiers in a clash with India at their disputed border this week, a government minister has said, as the nuclear-armed countries remained locked in confrontation on the frontline on Sunday.

"If 20 were martyred on our side, then there would have been at least double the casualties on their side," V.K.Singh, the minister for roads and transport, told TV News24 in an interview broadcast late on Saturday. China's state controlled Global Times said earlier there had been casualties on the Chinese side but did not elaborate.

 

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