On September 7, 1993, China and India signed an Agreement on the Maintenance of Peace and Tranquility along the Line of Actual Control. It did not settle where the border lies. Until a settlement, both sides agreed to respect the line and not to use or threaten force.
On June 15, 2020, Chinese and Indian soldiers clashed in the Galwan Valley. Twenty Indian soldiers died. In February 2021, China’s Central Military Commission honored four of its soldiers who had died.