China And India Build Up Their Military Forces Along Their Disputed Border

SCMP: China-India dispute highlights both sides’ growing military presence at border

* Deployment of Chinese advanced weapon systems is designed to show India the PLA’s capability, expert says
* Ongoing friction echoes 2017’s serious confrontation in Doklam

The latest tensions between China and India have further fuelled both countries’ build-up of troops and weapons to assert territorial claims at their disputed border areas, with China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) stepping up advanced arms testing and training
at high altitude.

There has been no official confirmation of the numbers of troops each nation has deployed, but reports have suggested that the PLA has sent multiple advanced weapon systems and refitted fighter jets for operation in high altitude areas of the Tibetan plateau.

The Indian army, too, has moved several battalions from an infantry division usually based in the Ladakh city of Leh, near the border, to “operational alert areas” along the frontier, and reinforcement troops have been brought in.

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WNU Editor: Both sides have no interest to compromise. This is a dispute that is going to go on for a very long time.

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