Days after China renamed some villages in Arunachal Pradesh, the Chinese troops have now reportedly, unfurled the Chinese flag in Galwan where troops clashed in 2020.
According to reports, it did not take place in the valley’s demilitarised zone carved up as a buffer in eastern Ladakh by retreating Indian forces in the wake of the skirmishes, army sources told NDTV.
A couple of days ago, Chinese media’s official handle shared a video showing a Chinese flag being unfurled in the valley on January 1.
“China’s national flag rises over Galwan Valley on the New Year Day of 2022,” the video was captioned. It further said that the flag was special since it “once flew over Tiananmen Square in Beijing”.
The report suggested that the flag was unfurled in undisputed Chinese-held areas, and not near the bend of the river where Indian and Chinese soldiers had clashed in June 2020.
Meanwhile, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi asked PM Narendra Modi to “break the silence” over the issue.
“Our tricolour looks good at Galwan. There should be a response to China. Modi ji, break the silence,” Gandhi tweeted in Hindi on January 2.