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710 CHINA/750 INDIAMID#2088
Dispute Number: 2088
Date(s): November 21, 1950
Participants: 710 China/750 India
Outcome (and Settlement): Unclear (None)
Fatalities: None
Narrative: China invaded the autonomous region of Tibet in early November 1950.
As Chinese forces moved closer to their border, India warned China and fortified its
own border in case of attack.
Coding changes: Start Date changed from November 16, 1950. End Date changed
from November 20, 1950.
MID#2089
Dispute Number: 2089
Date(s): June 29, 1954 to September 19, 1954
Participants: 750 India/710 China
Outcome (and Settlement): Unclear (None)
Fatalities: None
Narrative: China and India entered into a trade agreement covering trade between
Tibet and India in April 1954. Unresolved, however, was ownership of the Barahoti
(Wu-Je), which India seized in June.
MID#2090
Dispute Number: 2090
Date(s): June 25, 1955 to April 28, 1956
Participants: 750 India/710 China
Outcome (and Settlement): Unclear (None)
Fatalities: None
Narrative: A Chinese counselor protested to the Indian Ministry of External Affairs
that more than 30 Indian troops had, in June 1955, crossed into the Wu-Je area of
Tibet, within the borders of China, and had begun constructing fortifications near a
Chinese garrison. The Indian government disputed the claim that their forces were in
Chinese territory, arguing that instead, the Indian military unit was actually in Bara
Hoti, just south of the Tunjun La, well within Indian borders. The Indian government
also responded with a counter claim that Chinese military were in Indian Territory,
and that there had been a nonmilitarized confrontation between Chinese and Indian
troops. On November 5, both governments suggested that an investigation of the
actual area within which the Wu-Je resides must be determined in order to settle the
matter. Until that determination was made, both governments pledged not to send
troops into the Wu-Je. Nevertheless, two additional border violations followed, one
immediately after the agreement and another in April 1956.