China and India Move to Defuse Tensions After Clashes in the Himalayas
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Tension between China and India eases

The announcement came a day after military commanders from the two sides met near Chushul, a border village at the disputed frontier near Pangong Tso, a lake where troops from the two countries clashed last month. China did not immediately discuss the talks at the border, but officials and the state news media had sought to play down the confrontation in the days leading up to them.

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Mon Jun 08 - Nytimes

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