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India sends more troops to LAC, Beijing tries verbal duel
India plans to deploy thousands of additional soldiers to reinforce its contested border with China. A unit of 10,000 soldiers, initially stationed along India's western border, has been reassigned to patrol a section of its border with China. This is in addition to an existing contingent of 9,000 soldiers, already designated to the disputed Chinese border. In a press briefing, China's Ministry of External Affairs stated, "More Indian troops at the border won't ease tensions."