In a show of aggression, China's Foreign Ministry accused India of crossing the border

New Delhi: Five Chinese soldiers were killed and 11 injured in clashes with India at the Galwan Valley in Ladakh, tweeted a senior reporter for The Global Times, a mouthpiece of the administration in Beijing. A tweet by the newspaper then stressed that it had not in fact reported on how many casualties China has incurred on any of its official accounts. 

The editor-in-chief of the Global Times then tweeted, "Chinese sides also suffered casualties in the Galwan Valley physical clash. I want to tell the Indian side, don't be arrogant and misread China's restraint as being weak"

India confirmed that a Colonel and two soldiers were killed in "a violent face off" at night with Chinese troops. Army sources said there was no shootout and that stones and batons were used. The army revised its initial statement to stress that there were casualties on both sides but did not offer details. 

In a show of aggression, China's Foreign Ministry accused India of crossing the border and warned it against "unilateral action".

Talks are on at the location of the clashes in the Western Himalayas between Major Generals of both sides, the army said.