NEW DELHI -- China and India this summer came closer to a military clash than at any point in the last half century.
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A Chinese soldier, left, stands next to an Indian soldier at the Nathu La border crossing. (Diptendu Dutta/AFP)
NEW DELHI -- China and India this summer came closer to a military clash than at any point in the last half century.