A tombstone remembering a Chinese soldier who died during the Galwan clash on June 15 circulated on Chinese social media platform Weibo seems to be the first possible proof of Chinese troops killed during uproar where 20 Indian soldiers lost their lives.
The tombstone picture was shared on Chinese social media platform Weibo and is perhaps the first evidence of Chinese casualty in the violent face-off on June 15.
The image was shared on the military forum describing in detail about the tombstone of the soldier who has been identified as Chen Xiangrong.
Written in mandarin the epitaph reads, ‘Tomb of Chen Xiangro. Soldier of the 69316 troops, from Pingnan, Fujian who sacrificed his life in the struggle against India’s border troops in June 2020 and was posthumously remembered by the Central Military Commission.’
The Chinese PLA troops and Indian soldiers had confronted in a bloody face in Galwan valley on June 15 over former’s misadventures and alleged transgression in the area.
China has not made any official statement about the casualties in Galwan yet. While 20 Indian soldiers, including the commanding officer of the 16 Bihar infantry regiment Colonel B Santosh Babu, lost their lives in the PLA ambush.
Reports are there that the Chinese soldier who put a photo of the tomb has been sent to jail by the Xi Jinping government of China.
So far, there has been no reaction from the Chinese government or the Army on the validity of the alleged tombstone, whose picture has gone viral on social media.