Amid escalating tensions with China, Indian-Americans stage peaceful protest in Chicago

Amid growing anti-China protests after violent Galwan faceoff in which 20 Indian soldiers were martyred, several Indian-Americans demonstrated in front of Chinese Consulate General in Chicago on a Thursday, June 25. However, due to COVID-19 outbreak, large demonstrations were avoided as city of Chicago did t allow any large demonstrations.

Following rules that allow assembly of 15 people to demonstrate in ir individual capacity, Indian Americans carried various placards deuncing China for its aggression along Line of Actual Control (LAC) and or neighbouring countries. Even as protest was peaceful, Staff of Chinese consulate placed private security ahe of event. incident is significant as China has been called out by US for hiding outbreak of Coronavirus pandemic and is w being questioned for aggression against India.

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'US reviewing its global force posture to counter Chinese Army's threat to India'

Meanwhile, United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday said he spoke with European Union (EU) Foreign Ministers earlier this month about "provocative military actions" of Chinese Army. Citing example of "dely border confrontations" with India, he asserted that Washington will make sure it is postured appropriately to counter People's Liberation Army (PLA) in view of threat from Chinese Communist Party (CCP) to India, Vietnam and or countries.

"I spoke this month with EU Foreign Ministers, I got a lot of feedback on CCP, laid out a series of facts that talked about PLA's provocative military actions including its continued aggression in South China Sea, dely border confrontations with India and threats against peaceful neighbours," Pompeo said during  Brussels Forum virtual conference.

"re will be fewer US resources in certain places. y will be at or places as re is a threat from CCP to India, Vietnam, Indonesia, Malaysia and South China Sea. We will make sure we are postured appropriately to counter PLA," he said. force posture review is being done at direction of President Donald Trump, as part of which US is reducing number of its troops in Germany from about 52,000 to 25,000, Pompeo said.

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Galwan clash

20 Indian Army soldiers including a Colonel were martyred when a violent faceoff took place last Monday night while  de-escalation process was underway in Galwan Valley. 76 ors suffered injuries in clash, in which hundreds of soldiers from both sides are said to have engd.

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