China-India border: Beijing wants ‘no more clashes’
By DW
17 June 2020 |
1:23 pm
China says it does not want to see any more clashes on the border with India after fighting that killed at least 20 Indian soldiers. Meanwhile, India is awaiting the response of nationalist Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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