Qi Fabao, who was severely injured during last year's India-provoked border clash, received the title of hero regiment commander from China's military authorities for defending the border.

An officer and three soldiers of the People's Liberation Army who sacrificed their lives for the country in the clash were conferred posthumous honors. The title of border-defending hero was conferred on Battalion Commander Chen Hongjun, while Chen Xiangrong, Xiao Siyuan and Wang Zhuoran received the first-class merit.

This is the first time the military disclosed the number of casualties, the fallen soldiers' names, and details about the border clash with India, whose military trespassed on the Galwan Valley Line of Actual Control.