The Wiki entry, all based on the Soviet documents.
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Tielieketi Incident
There was a famous military incident (known in Soviet sources as the border conflict near the lake Zhalanashkol – Russian: пограничный конфликт у озера Жаланашколь) happened between China and Soviet Union during Sino-Soviet split in 1969. In August 13, 1969, when a Chinese frontier squadron composed of some 30 soldiers entered the Chinese border zone[clarification needed], the Soviet soldiers crossed the border to launch a surprise[neutrality is disputed] attack. The Soviets eliminated the Chinese patrol squadron, occupied[citation needed] the Chinese border zone and killed totally 300[not in citation given] Chinese soldiers.[2][3]
Soviet sources claim that the Soviet border guard’s attack on the Chinese military of August 13 was triggered by a persistent violation of Soviet border by some of Chinese soldiers, which allegedly started at the previous night. The incident is described even as an arranged Maoist provocation like famous Zhenbao Island incident 5 months earlier. Chinese military unit which took part in the incident was allegedly equipped with photo and video recording devices, including a professional video camera.[4] Also note that Zhalanashkol itself is situated [1] deeply inside (about 5 km / 3 miles) the territory of Kazakhstan (then a constituent part of the Soviet Union).
[edit] Returned to China
After the Soviet Union dissolved in 1990s, Tielieketi was administrated by Kazakhstan[citation needed]. In 1999, China and Kazakhstan signed joint declaration[citation needed] to resolve their long-term border issues, and Tielieketi was finally returned to China.
Tielieketi - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Tielieketi Incident
There was a famous military incident (known in Soviet sources as the border conflict near the lake Zhalanashkol – Russian: пограничный конфликт у озера Жаланашколь) happened between China and Soviet Union during Sino-Soviet split in 1969. In August 13, 1969, when a Chinese frontier squadron composed of some 30 soldiers entered the Chinese border zone[clarification needed], the Soviet soldiers crossed the border to launch a surprise[neutrality is disputed] attack. The Soviets eliminated the Chinese patrol squadron, occupied[citation needed] the Chinese border zone and killed totally 300[not in citation given] Chinese soldiers.[2][3]
Soviet sources claim that the Soviet border guard’s attack on the Chinese military of August 13 was triggered by a persistent violation of Soviet border by some of Chinese soldiers, which allegedly started at the previous night. The incident is described even as an arranged Maoist provocation like famous Zhenbao Island incident 5 months earlier. Chinese military unit which took part in the incident was allegedly equipped with photo and video recording devices, including a professional video camera.[4] Also note that Zhalanashkol itself is situated [1] deeply inside (about 5 km / 3 miles) the territory of Kazakhstan (then a constituent part of the Soviet Union).
[edit] Returned to China
After the Soviet Union dissolved in 1990s, Tielieketi was administrated by Kazakhstan[citation needed]. In 1999, China and Kazakhstan signed joint declaration[citation needed] to resolve their long-term border issues, and Tielieketi was finally returned to China.
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