The US has asserted that it stands with India against Chinese intimidation after Beijing deputed a PLA officer, who was part of the military command that attacked Indian soldiers in the Galwan Valley in 2020, as a torchbearer for the Beijing Winter Olympics.

China on Wednesday fielded a regiment commander of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) involved in the June 2020 clash to carry the Winter Olympics torch in Beijing, prompting India to announce a diplomatic boycott of the event.