China says India returns soldier who strayed across Ladakh border | Asia Pacific | Al Jazeera

China’s official military newspaper has said that India has returned a Chinese soldier who had strayed across a contested de facto border in the western Himalayan region where both sides have been locked in a tense standoff.
The soldier was handed over early on Wednesday morning, according to the PLA Daily report, a state-owned media outlet.

Hu Xijin, the editor-in-chief of the state-backed Global Times, also confirmed the soldier’s return, saying the move “brings an optimistic message to the tense China-India border”.

He added: “It is hoped the cooperation can grow into more mutual trust between the two.”