Not here to argue but didn’t the Chinese side had 35 dead?
Just because China didn’t release the number, doesn’t mean they didn’t have any dead soldiers.
In fact in 1967 clash with India, it was only years laters China official released the death number and that number turned out to be a lot more than the soldiers India had lost.
So not releasing the number is in accordance with PLA policy.
American intelligence believes 35 Chinese troops died.
In 1967, a fierce clash over an unstable frontier killed hundreds.
In 1967, a fierce clash over an unstable frontier killed hundreds.
foreignpolicy.com