Indian and Chinese national flags flutter side by side at the Raisina hills in New Delhi, India. (PHOTO/XINHUA)

BEIJING - The Chinese and Indian frontline troops at the south and north bank of the Pangong Tso Lake began a synchronized and organized disengagement on Wednesday, said Wu Qian, spokesperson for China's Ministry of National Defense.

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The move is based on the consensus reached in the ninth round of the China-India Corps Commander Level Meeting, Wu said.

The meeting was held in late January.  

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