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'''Tielieketi''' ({{zh|s=铁列克提}}) is a locality in [[Yumin County]] in [[Xinjiang]], the [[People's Republic of China]], adjacent to the [[China-Kazakhstan border|border with Kazakhstan]].<ref>[https://english.chinamil.com.cn/site2/columns/2006-01/05/content_377345.htm Patrolling along borderline against wind]</ref> The name comes from the [[Terekty River]], an intermittent stream which flows China to Kazakhstan.
'''Tielieketi''' ({{zh|s=铁列克提}}) or '''Terekty''' ({{langx|kk|Теректi}}, {{langx|ru|Теректы}}) is located in [[Yumin County]], [[Xinjiang]], China, adjacent to the [[China-Kazakhstan border|border with Kazakhstan]]. The name comes from the [[Terekty River]], an intermittent stream which flows from China to Kazakhstan.


==Tielieketi Incident==
==Tielieketi incident==
There was a famous military incident (known in Soviet sources as the border conflict near [[Lake Zhalanashkol]] {{lang-ru|пограничный конфликт у озера Жаланашколь}}) happened between China and [[Soviet Union]] during [[Sino-Soviet split]] in 1969. On August 13, 1969, when a Chinese frontier squadron composed of some 30 soldiers entered the Chinese border zone{{Clarify|date=February 2010}}, the Soviet soldiers crossed the border to attack. The Soviets eliminated the Chinese [[patrol squadron]], occupied{{Citation needed|date=February 2010}} the Chinese border zone and killed about 30 Chinese soldiers.<ref>[https://www.damanski-zhenbao.ru/files/zhenbaodao.pdf The Sino-Soviet Border Clash of 1969]</ref><ref>[http:https://books.google.com.hk/books?id=pPjrpGUe7CEC&pg=PT80&lpg=PT80#v=onepage&q=&f=false The flawed architect]</ref> For a long time, Chinese Government did not clarify this incident to the public.
The Tielieketi military incident between Soviet and Chinese border troops (known in Soviet sources as "the border conflict near [[Lake Zhalanashkol]]" ({{langx|ru|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.<ref>[https:https://books.google.com/books?id=pPjrpGUe7CEC&pg=PT80 The flawed architect]</ref>


Soviet sources claim that the Soviet border guard’s attack on the Chinese military of August 13 was triggered by a persistent violation of Soviet border by Chinese soldiers, which allegedly started at the previous night. The incident is described even as an arranged Maoist provocation like famous [[Zhenbao Island incident]] 5 months earlier. The Chinese military unit which took part in the incident was allegedly equipped with [[camera|photo and video recording devices]], including a professional video camera.<ref>[https://militera.lib.ru/h/20c2/04.html Armed border conflict near the lake Zhalanashkol, August, 1969] (in Russian)</ref> Also note that Zhalanashkol itself is situated [https://maps.google.com/maps?ll=45.56,82.25&spn=0.2,0.2&t=h] deeply inside (about 5&nbsp;km&nbsp;/&nbsp;3&nbsp;miles) the territory of Kazakhstan (then a constituent part of the Soviet Union).
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.<ref>[https://militera.lib.ru/h/20c2/04.html Armed border conflict near the lake Zhalanashkol, August, 1969] (in Russian)</ref>


==Consequences==
==Returned to China==
After the [[Collapse of the Soviet Union (1985–1991)|Soviet Union dissolved]] in 1990s, Tielieketi was administered by Kazakhstan{{Citation needed|date=February 2010}}. In 1999, China and Kazakhstan signed a joint declaration{{Citation needed|date=February 2010}} to resolve their long-term border issues, and Tielieketi was returned to China.
After the [[Collapse of the Soviet Union (1985–1991)|Soviet Union dissolved]] in 1990s, Tielieketi was administered by Kazakhstan{{Citation needed|date=February 2010}}. In 1999, China and Kazakhstan signed a joint declaration{{Citation needed|date=February 2010}} to resolve their long-term border issues, and Tielieketi was ceded to Xinjiang, China.


==References==
==References==
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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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