On June 19, the Chinese Foreign Ministry in a statement claimed that the whole valley is situated “on the Chinese side of the Line of Actual Control (LAC)”, which followed a declaration from the Individuals’s Freedom Army stating that “China always owns sovereignty over the Galwan Valley region”. India declines China’s claim
Where is Galwan Valley?
The valley refers to the land that sits between high mountains that buffet the Galwan River.
The LAC lies east of the confluence of the Galwan and Shyok rivers in the valley, up to which both India and China have actually been patrolling in recent years. After the June 15 clash, however, China has actually declared the whole valley lies on its side of the LAC.
