Asia 825
Outcome (and Settlement): Unclear (None)
Fatalities: 101–250 deaths
Narrative: Burmese troops clashed several times with Chinese troops in 1969. The
Chinese troops were supporting Burmese Communist guerrillas in northern Burma.
Coding changes: Fatalities changed from Missing.
710 CHINA/790 NEPAL
MID#148
Dispute Number: 148
Date(s): April 21, 1959 to August 1, 1960
Participants: 710 China/790 Nepal
Outcome (and Settlement): Unclear (Negotiated)
Fatalities: None
Narrative: China made several cross-border raids into Nepal in April 1959 as China
put down a rebellion in Tibet. Nepal protested and reinforced its border in response.
The two states agreed to a plan to better demarcate their border. Then, near the end of
1959 China began massing a large army in nearby Tibet as started to pressure Nepal
to agree to a defense pact. China was threatening India, while India (and the United
States) was also pledging aid to Nepal. Nepal signed an agreement on the border on
March 21, 1960, but Chinese troops remained in the area and cross-border incursions
still occurred with some frequency. China ultimately withdrew their last remaining
forces by August 1.
Coding changes: Start Date changed from April 22, 1959. Settlement changed from
None.
MID#1797
Dispute Number: 1797
Date(s): June 28, 1960 to July 31, 1960
Participants: 710 China/790 Nepal
Outcome (and Settlement): Compromise (Negotiated)
Fatalities: 1–25 deaths
Narrative: On June 28, 1960, Chinese troops chased Tibetan rebels into Nepal and
clashed with Nepalese border guards. The Chinese killed one Nepalese soldier and
took 18 more prisoners. Chinese forces also seized 15 traders, 17 horses belonging
to the traders, and two village officials. On July 2, the China foreign ministry admit-
ted that Chinese troops had wrongly killed a Nepalese and seized others. In a letter,
China Premier Chou Enlai told Nepal Premier B. P. Koirala that China regretted what
happened. The letter stated that the Chinese military had orders to return the dead
body, prisoners, and possessions to Nepalese territory. He also said that China was
open to discussing compensation. The next day Nepal moved troops toward the bor-
der and China withdrew troops 6.25 miles from the border. On July 20, the Chinese