China Begins Pulling Back Troops Near Site of India Border Clash, Indian Sources Say

China Begins Pulling Back Troops Near Site of India Border Clash, Indian Sources Say
A military convoy drives towards Leh along the Srinagar-Leh Highway on June 29, 2020. Tauseef Mustafa/AFP via Getty Images
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NEW DELHI/BEIJING—China began pulling back troops from along its contested border with India on July 6, Indian government sources said, following a clash between the two countries last month in which 20 Indian soldiers were killed.

Troops fought for hours with rods and clubs on the night of June 15, with some falling to their deaths in the freezing waters of the Galwan river in the western Himalayas.