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Tielieketi

Coordinates: 45°35′00″N 82°17′00″E / 45.58333°N 82.28333°E / 45.58333; 82.28333
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Tielieketi (Chinese: 铁列克提) or Terekty (Kazakh: Теректi, Russian: Теректы) is located in Yumin County, Xinjiang, China, adjacent to the border with Kazakhstan. The name comes from the Terekty River, an intermittent stream which flows from China to Kazakhstan.

Tielieketi incident

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The Tielieketi military incident between Soviet and Chinese border troops (known in Soviet sources as "the border conflict near Lake Zhalanashkol" (Russian: пограничный конфликт у озера Жаланашколь) occurred on August 13, 1969, during the Sino-Soviet border conflict. The Soviet force eliminated a unit of about 30 Chinese soldiers, capturing four.[1]

Soviet sources allege the August 13 clash between Soviet border guards and a Chinese force happened after persistent violation of the Chinese-Soviet border by Chinese soldiers starting the previous night. According to these sources, the Chinese military unit which took part in the incident was equipped with cameras and a professional video camera.[2]

Consequences

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After the Soviet Union dissolved in 1990s, Tielieketi was administered by Kazakhstan[citation needed]. In 1999, China and Kazakhstan signed a joint declaration[citation needed] to resolve their long-term border issues, and Tielieketi was ceded to Xinjiang, China.

References

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45°35′00″N 82°17′00″E / 45.58333°N 82.28333°E / 45.58333; 82.28333