{"id":75106,"date":"2020-09-11T16:01:57","date_gmt":"2020-09-11T10:31:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=75106"},"modified":"2020-09-11T18:26:26","modified_gmt":"2020-09-11T12:56:26","slug":"congress-members-tweet-video-of-tourists-on-chinese-side-of-pangong-tso-as-indian-side","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/congress-members-tweet-video-of-tourists-on-chinese-side-of-pangong-tso-as-indian-side\/","title":{"rendered":"Congress members tweet video of tourists on Chinese side of Pangong Tso as Indian side"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Since the past few days, a video of Pangong Tso lake has been massively shared by Congress members and supporters of the party. Jammu and Kashmir Congress leader Salman Nizami <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/VgAXT\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">claimed<\/a> that the video shows Chinese tourists at the lake. He questioned, &#8220;Can someone ask &#8217;56 inch&#8217; Chowkidar if Indians now need a visa to visit Pangong Lake?&#8221; insinuating that the water body is now under China&#8217;s complete control. The clip drew over 3.7 lakh views from Nizami&#8217;s handle.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Chinese tourists in Ladakh&#8217;s Pangong Lake. Can someone ask &#8217;56 inch&#8217; Chowkidar if Indians now need a visa to visit Pangong Lake? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6LKiMu12PP\">pic.twitter.com\/6LKiMu12PP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Salman Nizami (@SalmanNizami_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SalmanNizami_\/status\/1303254283207413765?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 8, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>India-Sino border dispute has been ongoing for months, leading to the death of 20 Indian army men in Galwan Valley in the month of June. The casualty on the Chinese side is unknown but both countries have blamed each other for cross-border firing and trespass violations amidst stand-off consensus.<\/p>\n<p>Congress member George Kurian similarly <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/m34CN\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">claimed<\/a> that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government is in denial about any incursions by the Chinese army at Pangong Tso while China has &#8220;started generating revenue&#8221; from tourists visiting the lake.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">BJP Government in denial mode about any incursions by Chinese army at Pangong Tso and China has started generating revenue from Pangong Tso <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WakeUpBJP?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WakeUpBJP<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/PangongTso?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#PangongTso<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/cjXaW0g76P\">pic.twitter.com\/cjXaW0g76P<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u091c\u0949\u0930\u094d\u091c \u0915\u0941\u0930\u093f\u092f\u0928 (@GeorgekurianINC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GeorgekurianINC\/status\/1303314527455342593?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 8, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Congress National Convenor Saral Patel <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/ehc3z\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">expressed anger<\/a> at the video.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"tl\">Chinese tourists at Panging Tso. \ud83d\ude21 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ettfLQMyWQ\">pic.twitter.com\/ettfLQMyWQ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \ud835\udc12\ud835\udc1a\ud835\udc2b\ud835\udc1a\ud835\udc25 \ud835\udc0f\ud835\udc1a\ud835\udc2d\ud835\udc1e\ud835\udc25 (@SaralPatel) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SaralPatel\/status\/1303232629076975616?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 8, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GauravPandhi\/status\/1303297306461044738\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gaurav Pandhi<\/a>, national coordinator of Congress\u2019 Digital Communications, and Twitter handle <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/i_theindian\/status\/1303261067422830592\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rofl Republic<\/a> (@i_theindian) made similar claims.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-75106 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/congress-members-tweet-video-of-tourists-on-chinese-side-of-pangong-tso-as-indian-side\/43a61995-bdf9-4038-84ae-d22fba08c2ac\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"689\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/09\/43a61995-bdf9-4038-84ae-d22fba08c2ac.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/09\/43a61995-bdf9-4038-84ae-d22fba08c2ac.png 450w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/09\/43a61995-bdf9-4038-84ae-d22fba08c2ac-196x300.png 196w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/congress-members-tweet-video-of-tourists-on-chinese-side-of-pangong-tso-as-indian-side\/download-4-14\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"588\" height=\"761\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/09\/download-4.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/09\/download-4.png 588w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/09\/download-4-232x300.png 232w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 588px) 100vw, 588px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<h4>Fact-check<\/h4>\n<p>The video does not show Chinese tourists on the Indian side of Pangong Tso. According to <a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/explained\/india-china-conflict-in-ladakh-the-importance-of-the-pangong-tso-lake-6419377\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Indian Express<\/a>, the lake is 135-km long, out of which about 45 km-long western portion is under Indian control while the rest is controlled by the Chinese. The video has been shot on the China-controlled portion of the lake.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_75173\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-75173\" style=\"width: 759px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-75173 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/09\/capture8.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"759\" height=\"422\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/09\/capture8.jpg 759w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/09\/capture8-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/09\/capture8-215x120.jpg 215w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 759px) 100vw, 759px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-75173\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/what-is\/what-is-pangon-lake-india-china-doklam-standoff-pangong-tso-ladakh-4798757\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Indian Express<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h4>Location verification<\/h4>\n<p>Pangong Tso is also known as &#8216;Bangong Co&#8217; or &#8216;\u73ed\u516c\u9519&#8217; in Chinese. Alt News searched for visuals of the lake on the Chinese side with a keyword search on Baidu in the Chinese language. Baidu is a Chinese search engine akin to Google.<\/p>\n<p>We found several Chinese websites carrying images of the lake, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.meipian.cn\/1sps2a5c\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">one of which<\/a> has been attached below. This image is from a travel blog with several other photographs of the area. The traveller has added multiple pictures of his journey to the lake. The one we have chosen for the purpose of this fact-check has been described as, &#8220;Arrived at the easternmost side of Pangong lake (along Route 219).&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-75158 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/09\/0d2fca50-6052-48d7-b874-58cdfc78dbf5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1213\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/09\/0d2fca50-6052-48d7-b874-58cdfc78dbf5.jpg 1213w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/09\/0d2fca50-6052-48d7-b874-58cdfc78dbf5-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/09\/0d2fca50-6052-48d7-b874-58cdfc78dbf5-1024x675.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/09\/0d2fca50-6052-48d7-b874-58cdfc78dbf5-768x507.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/09\/0d2fca50-6052-48d7-b874-58cdfc78dbf5-130x86.jpg 130w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/09\/0d2fca50-6052-48d7-b874-58cdfc78dbf5-187x124.jpg 187w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/09\/0d2fca50-6052-48d7-b874-58cdfc78dbf5-990x653.jpg 990w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1213px) 100vw, 1213px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Route 219 is <a href=\"http:\/\/www.globaltimes.cn\/content\/883229.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">China National Highway 219<\/a> also known as G219. It stretches along China&#8217;s western border and Tibet Autonomous region. G219 connects to Bangong Co, as evident from the <a href=\"https:\/\/earth.google.com\/web\/@33.43725788,79.84255983,4501.19191046a,7643.30178726d,35y,-154.2595183h,85.04020736t,0.00000013r\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Google Earth<\/a> screenshot below.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-75177 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/09\/download-2020-09-11T140646.782.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1898\" height=\"867\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/09\/download-2020-09-11T140646.782.jpg 1898w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/09\/download-2020-09-11T140646.782-300x137.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/09\/download-2020-09-11T140646.782-1024x468.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/09\/download-2020-09-11T140646.782-768x351.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/09\/download-2020-09-11T140646.782-1536x702.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/09\/download-2020-09-11T140646.782-990x452.jpg 990w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/09\/download-2020-09-11T140646.782-1320x603.jpg 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1898px) 100vw, 1898px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Alt News will compare the mountain range seen in the image on the travel blog with the range seen at about 23 seconds in the viral video. In the course of the comparison, you will observe that both ranges are the same. We want to draw your attention to five specific aspects:<\/p>\n<p>1. Marked in blue &#8211; a low-lying mountain which is darker than the mountain right behind it.<\/p>\n<p>2. Marked in red &#8211; the left-most peak behind the darker low-lying mountain.<\/p>\n<p>3. Marked in green &#8211; a low-lying mountain between the two peaks.<\/p>\n<p>4. Marked in yellow &#8211; the right-most peak<\/p>\n<p>5. Marked in pink &#8211; a low-lying mountain which is a shade darker than the right-most peak.<\/p>\n<p>(Readers are requested to use laptops\/PCs for ease of understanding. The marking below would be visible better on large display screens.)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-75166 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/09\/Marielle-Price-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/09\/Marielle-Price-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/09\/Marielle-Price-1-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/09\/Marielle-Price-1-768x960.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>That the location is the same is further verified upon comparing the ridges on the left-most peak.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-75165 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/09\/Copy-of-Untitled-5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/09\/Copy-of-Untitled-5.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/09\/Copy-of-Untitled-5-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/09\/Copy-of-Untitled-5-768x960.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Moreover, pictures of the same mountain range are also available on <a href=\"https:\/\/earth.google.com\/web\/@33.53353213,79.80798806,4243.09673921a,3718.89031827d,35y,-174.75147762h,81.50803475t,0r\/data=CkcaRRI_CiUweDM5YWFmNDE0Mzc1ZWFjOGY6MHgxNjU3ZGVhYmViMGNmNGQxKhZCYW5nb25nIExha2UK54-t5YWs5rmWGAIgAQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Google Earth<\/a>. They have identical ridges as highlighted above and are all geo-mapped to the Chinese side of the lake.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-75167 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/09\/Acting-Director-e1599808403215.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1300\" height=\"455\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/09\/Acting-Director-e1599808403215.jpg 1300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/09\/Acting-Director-e1599808403215-300x105.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/09\/Acting-Director-e1599808403215-1024x358.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/09\/Acting-Director-e1599808403215-768x269.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/09\/Acting-Director-e1599808403215-990x347.jpg 990w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1300px) 100vw, 1300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Below is a <a href=\"https:\/\/earth.google.com\/web\/@33.34483503,79.70340306,4277.41493352a,8972.88829753d,35y,-170.5660188h,85.00753416t,0r\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Google Earth representation<\/a> of the range. It is to be noted that Google Earth images are not real-time but 3D representation of Earth, based primarily on satellite imagery. Google compiles photographs and maps into digital form.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-75195 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/09\/7b1e240b-4a94-4237-aa47-a31021c55086.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1898\" height=\"867\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/09\/7b1e240b-4a94-4237-aa47-a31021c55086.jpg 1898w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/09\/7b1e240b-4a94-4237-aa47-a31021c55086-300x137.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/09\/7b1e240b-4a94-4237-aa47-a31021c55086-1024x468.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/09\/7b1e240b-4a94-4237-aa47-a31021c55086-768x351.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/09\/7b1e240b-4a94-4237-aa47-a31021c55086-1536x702.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/09\/7b1e240b-4a94-4237-aa47-a31021c55086-990x452.jpg 990w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/09\/7b1e240b-4a94-4237-aa47-a31021c55086-1320x603.jpg 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1898px) 100vw, 1898px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Congress members, therefore, tweeted a video of tourists at the Chinese side of Pangong Tso with the misleading claim that China has &#8220;occupied&#8221; the region amid tensions with India. It is noteworthy that Twitter handle <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/i_theindian\/status\/1303261067422830592\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rofl Republic<\/a> (@i_theindian) claimed that Chinese tourists were spotted &#8220;holidaying&#8221; at Pangong Tso first time in 72 years. This claim is also false. There are <a href=\"https:\/\/earth.google.com\/web\/@33.53353213,79.80798806,4243.09673921a,3718.89031827d,35y,-174.75147762h,81.50803475t,0r\/data=CkcaRRI_CiUweDM5YWFmNDE0Mzc1ZWFjOGY6MHgxNjU3ZGVhYmViMGNmNGQxKhZCYW5nb25nIExha2UK54-t5YWs5rmWGAIgAQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pictures of tourists<\/a> at the Chinese side of the lake on Google Earth which date back to 2006. Times Now had earlier <a href=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/times-now-airs-visuals-of-3-idiots-shooting-point-as-tourists-on-chinese-side-of-pangong-lake\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">misidentified the Indian side of the lake<\/a> as Chinese tourists on the region controlled by China.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Since the past few days, a video of Pangong Tso lake has been massively shared by Congress members and supporters of the party. Jammu and Kashmir Congress leader Salman Nizami claimed that the video shows Chinese tourists at the lake. 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