China says Indian forces crossed disputed border and fired warning shots

China says Indian forces crossed disputed border and fired warning shots
A Kashmiri Bakarwal nomad herds his sheep along the Srinagar- Ladakh highway at Gagangeer, northeast of Srinagar, Indian-controlled Kashmir (Mukhtar Khan/AP)

China said Indian forces crossed into territory it holds along their disputed border and fired warning shots at a Chinese patrol in a move it called a “serious military provocation” and a violation of their agreements.

The nuclear-armed rivals have been engaged in a tense standoff in the cold-desert Ladakh region since May, and their defence ministers met Friday in Moscow in the first high-level direct contact between the sides since the standoff began.

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