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hina releases footage of 'medieval' fight to the death with Indian troops on Himalayan border after four of its soldiers were killed in brutal fighting with fists, stones and sticks
UK Daily Mail ^ | February 20, 2021 | Staff

Posted on 02/20/2021 4:13:44 AM PST by C19fan

China has released a video which reportedly shows its border clash with Indian troops last June after Beijing admitted that four of its soldiers were killed in the fatal high-mountain fight.

The footage, aired by Beijing's state broadcaster CCTV, is said to capture the bloody hand-to-hand combat between Chinese and Indian forces at the Galwan River valley, which also resulted in the deaths of 20 Indian servicemen.

The official channel claimed the clip showed an Indian army 'several times the size of the Chinese side' launching a violent revenge attack after a Chinese commander had tried to solve the two nations' border disputes through peaceful talks.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Military/Veterans
KEYWORDS: china; india
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Considering the altitude and extreme conditions I wonder how long one could actually engage in fist a cuffs before becoming exhausted from oxygen deprivation.
1 posted on 02/20/2021 4:13:44 AM PST by C19fan
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To: C19fan

Have read accounts of the fighting months ago. It was brutal and there was strong emotions with the losses.

Recall a beloved Indian officer killed by the ChiComs led to a strong counterattack in response.


2 posted on 02/20/2021 4:18:38 AM PST by romanesq (TRUSTY THE PLAN! So ChiCom Joe is the Plan? Que magnificent! /s 👹.)
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To: C19fan

I had just read an article that this conflict was de-escalating?


3 posted on 02/20/2021 4:19:10 AM PST by Caipirabob (Communists...Socialists...Fascists & AntiFa...Democrats...Traitors... Who can tell the difference?)
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To: C19fan

Anyone who isn’t aware would be astounded by just how many warrior tribes exist in the almost infinite variety of continental Indian cultures. We don’t hear as much about them, but the Chinese are not going to have much fun if this continues.

chicoms: “We are here to fight you!”
India: “Then why did you send only bobs and vageen?”


4 posted on 02/20/2021 4:26:28 AM PST by Caipirabob (Communists...Socialists...Fascists & AntiFa...Democrats...Traitors... Who can tell the difference?)
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To: Caipirabob

The skirmish described took place last summer.


5 posted on 02/20/2021 4:29:58 AM PST by csvset (tolerance becomes a crime when attached to evil)
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To: Caipirabob

chicoms: “We are here to fight you!”
India: “Then why did you send only bobs and vageen?”

Bobs and Vageen or Vagene are the misspelled versions of the words boobs and vagina, sometimes seen in messages, written mostly by men, who originate from the Indian subcontinent.

(Acronyms and obscurity are annoying.)


6 posted on 02/20/2021 4:31:59 AM PST by KingLudd
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To: romanesq

It was brutal, those men were warriors.


7 posted on 02/20/2021 4:38:29 AM PST by the_individual2014
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To: C19fan

Looks like downtown Portland on a Saturday night


8 posted on 02/20/2021 4:48:57 AM PST by artichokegrower (I )
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To: C19fan

Let them kill each other off—two cesspool countries the world could do without.


9 posted on 02/20/2021 4:55:23 AM PST by Reno89519 (Buy American, Hire American! End All Worker Visa Programs. Replace Visa Workers w/ American Worker)
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To: Reno89519

You are one hateful dude.


10 posted on 02/20/2021 5:17:15 AM PST by The_Media_never_lie (I do not regret my decision to cut all ties with Fox News, except for Tucker. )
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To: Caipirabob

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martial_race

Wiki on the British theory of “martial races”
.......

Kipling wrote this one about the martial races of India under the Raj and those less martial too...lol.

What Happened

Hurree Chunder Mookerjee, pride of Bow Bazaar,
Owner of a native press, “Barrishter-at-Lar,”
Waited on the Government with a claim to wear
Sabres by the bucketful, rifles by the pair.

Then the Indian Government winked a wicked wink,
Said to Chunder Mookerjee: “Stick to pen and ink.
They are safer implements, but, if you insist,
We will let you carry arms wheresoe’er you list.”

Hurree Chunder Mookerjee sought the gunsmith and
Bought the tubes of Lancaster, Ballard, Dean, and Bland,
Bought a shiny bowie-knife, bought a town-made sword,
Jingled like a carriage-horse when he went abroad.

But the Indian Government, always keen to please,
Also gave permission to horrid men like these —
Yar Mahommed Yusufzai, down to kill or steal,
Chimbu Singh from Bikaneer, Tantia the Bhil;

Killar Khan the Marri chief, Jowar Singh the Sikh,
Nubbee Baksh Punjabi Jat, Abdul Huq Rafiq —
He was a Wahabi; last, little Boh Hla-oo
Took advantage of the Act — took a Snider too.

They were unenlightened men, Ballard knew them not.
They procured their swords and guns chiefly on the spot;
And the lore of centuries, plus a hundred fights,
Made them slow to disregard one another’s rights.

With a unanimity dear to patriot hearts
All those hairy gentlemen out of foreign parts
Said: “The good old days are back — let us go to war!”
Swaggered down the Grand Trunk Road into Bow Bazaar,

Nubbee Baksh Punjabi Jat found a hide-bound flail;
Chimbu Singh from Bikaneer oiled his Tonk jezail;
Yar Mahommed Yusufzai spat and grinned with glee
As he ground the butcher-knife of the Khyberee.

Jowar Singh the Sikh procured sabre, quoit, and mace,
Abdul Huq, Wahabi, jerked his dagger from its place,
While amid the jungle-grass danced and grinned and jabbered
Little Boh Hla-oo and cleared his dah-blade from the scabbard.

What became of Mookerjee? Smoothly, who can say?
Yar Mahommed only grins in a nasty way,
Jowar Singh is reticent, Chimbu Singh is mute.
But the belts of all of them simply bulge with loot.

What became of Ballard’s guns? Afghans black and grubby
Sell them for their silver weight to the men of Pubbi;
And the shiny bowie-knife and the town-made sword are
Hanging in a Marri camp just across the Border.

What became of Mookerjee? Ask Mahommed Yar
Prodding Siva’s sacred bull down the Bow Bazaar.
Speak to placid Nubbee Baksh — question land and sea —
Ask the Indian Congressmen — only don’t ask me!


11 posted on 02/20/2021 5:21:43 AM PST by skepsel (I miss William F. Buckley and the old Firing Line)
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To: The_Media_never_lie

No, I’m just very unforgiving of Lyn’ Ted. And as a senator of Texas, while I am no longer a resident, If you were my senator, I would be absolutely outraged that he skipped town because it was cold leaving the state were ready was suffering a storm and power issues, to go south to Mexico. How many days did it take Biden to respond, at least he finally did, but not very well. Maybe the government might’ve responded sooner, and more responsive, had Senator Cruz spoke up for his constituents instead of skipping town and the country. Even here, even if you can’t, admits this was an incredibly stupid move on his part. Personally I think he should resign, let Abbott appoint a credible Republican to represent the state.


12 posted on 02/20/2021 5:22:50 AM PST by Reno89519 (Buy American, Hire American! End All Worker Visa Programs. Replace Visa Workers w/ American Worker)
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To: C19fan

You’ve surely gotta feel sorry for India. They share a border with the two most despicable nations on earth.


13 posted on 02/20/2021 5:27:04 AM PST by Gay State Conservative (Trump: "They're After You. I'm Just In The Way")
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To: Reno89519

I just don’t see how Ted Cruz is responsible for a fist fight between the Indians and chinee bobs and vageen.


14 posted on 02/20/2021 5:31:48 AM PST by Sirius Lee (They intend to murder us. Prep if you want to live and live like you are prepping for eternal life)
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To: Reno89519

I like Cruz, but I think he has some flaws that may do him in. The trouble is it is very hard to replace someone like him. I hope her survives this for the sake of the Republican party and the country. I believe he will prevail, when considering the democrat alternatives.


15 posted on 02/20/2021 5:40:25 AM PST by The_Media_never_lie (I do not regret my decision to cut all ties with Fox News, except for Tucker. )
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To: Caipirabob

don’t believe it bob.
Chi-coms got their noses bloodied over this and will not back down.
Spoiled little chinese boys got their asses kicked.


16 posted on 02/20/2021 5:47:23 AM PST by Joe Boucher (Molon Labe')
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To: The_Media_never_lie

Look at it from an environmentalist green perspective.

Say 750 million Chinese and 650 million from India die in an all-out war. Only a tiny percentage of the earth’s surface would be uninhabitable for a tiny period of time in a cosmic sense, with a 1.35 billion smaller human footprint. Kerry might be conflicted, but Gates would probably count it a win.

And you’d still have half the population of each country left.


17 posted on 02/20/2021 6:15:05 AM PST by PAR35
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To: C19fan
They don't make gang fights like they used to...


18 posted on 02/20/2021 6:29:20 AM PST by Hatteras
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“And you’d still have half the population of each country left.”

You mean the half that lives in the U.S.?


19 posted on 02/20/2021 6:37:04 AM PST by dljordan (Slouching towards Woketopia)
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That video was a snore fest, if we’re going to discuss the action scenes.


20 posted on 02/20/2021 6:41:30 AM PST by dead (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPC8zB-JPSg)
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