India also gave a scathing response to China, killing 5 Chinese soldiers and injuring 11 in the clash.

New Delhi, 16 June 2020 Tuesday

Violent clash between Indian and Chinese troops on LAC in Ladakh, India in which three Indian soldiers were killed.

So there is news that some Chinese soldiers have also been killed, the spokesperson of the Chinese government Global Times has also admitted that the Chinese soldiers have been killed.

Although the Chinese Foreign Ministry and the PLA have also maintained silence, the chief reporter of the Global Times acknowledged that five people had been killed.

But he said shortly afterwards that he had said this after seeing it in the Indian media, just hours after Hu Shuji, the editor-in-chief of the Global Times, also admitted that Chinese troops had been killed in the rush.

Violent clashes erupted between the two countries during the de-escalation process in Galwan Valley on Monday night in which one Indian Army officer and two soldiers were killed.

According to Wang Wenwin, chief reporter of the Global Times, five PLA men were also killed and 11 wounded. Both armies fired, and attacked each other with sticks and stones.

"Chinese side also suffered casualties in the Galwan Valley physical clash", tweets Editor In Chief of Chinese Newspaper Global Times pic.twitter.com/i5NknsF5lx

- ANI (@ANI) June 16, 2020

No bullets were fired. It is hand-to-hand combat ... https://t.co/QEZCM49BUH

- Wang Wenwen (@ WenwenWang1127) June 16, 2020

The official Global Times accounts have NEVER reported the exact casualties on the Chinese side. The Global Times CANNOT confirms the number at the moment.

- Global Times (loglobaltimesnews) June 16, 2020