China's foreign ministry said on Tuesday that Indian troops illegally crossed a line of control on their shared border and were first to fire threatening shots in a serious military provocation.

India and China have accused each other of firing into the air during a confrontation on their border in the western Himalayas, in a further escalation of military tension between the nuclear-armed nations.

China has urged India to discipline its frontline troops, Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said at a regular news conference in Beijing.

Both sides have long observed a protocol to avoid using firearms on the sensitive, undemarcated frontier, though this agreement has not prevented casualties.

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