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Chola incident
The 1967 Sino-Indian skirmish occurred between the two Asian giants, China and India.
Date October 1 — October 2, 1967 Location Chola, Sikkim Result Ceasefire. India proposed ceasefire, China accepts. Chinese successfully occupy Jelep La.
Belligerents
China	India
Commanders and leaders
unknown	K.B. Joshi
Casualties and losses
unknown	36 killed

The 1967 Sino-Indian skirmish also known as the Chola incident, was a day-long skirmish between Indian troops and members of the Chinese People's Liberation Army. The skirmish occurred on 1 October 1967 at the disputed border between China and the Kingdom of Sikkim, which was at the time an Indian protectorate (Sikkim later became an Indian state in 1975). The Indians lost 36 soldiers and the result of the incident is based on limited information.

See also

• Sino-Indian war
• 1987 Sino-Indian skirmish

References

1. Alexander Hopkins McDannald, Yearbook of the Encyclopedia Americana, "More shots were exchanged at Cho La on October 1. Fighting, however, tapered off after India proposed a cease-fire. Both sides apparently had no intention of turning the incidents into a major conflict.", Americana corporation {{citation}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)
2. G. V. C. Naidu, Mumin Chen, Raviprasad Narayanan (editors) (2015), India and China in the Emerging Dynamics of East Asia, "In 1967, skirmishes between the Chinese and Indian forces at Nathu La and Cho La resulted in Jelep La being occupied by the Chinese forces", Springer, p. 103 {{citation}}: |author= has generic name (help); Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
3. ^ M. Taylor Fravel (2008). Strong Borders, Secure Nation: Cooperation and Conflict in China's Territorial Disputes. Princeton University Press. p. 197. ISBN 1-4008-2887-2.

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