What is 1987 Sino-Indian skirmish?
{{orphan|date=March 2025}} {{Infobox Military Conflict |conflict= 1987 Sino-Indian skirmish |partof= |casus= '''Indian''': [[People's Liberation Army]] invade into Indian territory in [[Arunachal Pradesh]] |image= Arunachal Pradesh in India (disputed hatched).svg |caption=The 1987 Sino-Indian skirmish occurred between the two [[Asia]]n giants, China and India. |date= Mid-1987 |place= Sumdorong Chu Valley, [[Arunachal Pradesh]] |territory= |result= PLA withdraws from Arunachal Pradesh |combatant1= {{flag|People's Republic of China}} |combatant2= {{flag|India}} |commander1= {{flagicon|People's Republic of China}} Unknown |commander2= {{flagicon|India}} Gen. K. Sundarji |strength1= |strength2= |casualties1= |casualties2= |notes= }} The '''1987 Sino-Indian skirmish''' occurred at Sumdorong Chu Valley. This was the second conflict between the [[People's Republic of China|PRC]] and [[India]], with the previous one taking place [[Sino-Indian War (1962)|exactly a quarter of a century earlier]]. The skirmish happened on the [[McMahon Line]], which has marked the border of [[Tibet]] and India since 1914. Tibet has been occupied by China since 1951 and China disagrees with the line. ==See also== *[[Sino-Indian border dispute]] {{history-stub}} [[Category:1987]] [[Category:1980s in India]] [[Category:History of the People's Republic of China]]