China increasing power on the border

Following renewed border tensions between China and India over the past two weeks due to the latest Indian provocations_ the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) has been reportedly mobilizing forces_ including bombers_ air defense troops_ artillery_ armored vehicles_ paratroopers. H-6 bombers and Y-20 large transport aircraft attached to the PLA Central Theater Command Air Force have been deployed to the plateau region for training missions_ the command revealed on Tuesday_ one day after Indian troops again illegally crossed the Line of Actual Control. According to media reports_ long-distance maneuvers_ deployment exercises and live-fire drills have been taking place in Northwest China's desert areas and Southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region over the past weeks after India crossed the LAC near the southern bank of the Pangong Tso Lake and near the Reqin Mountain pass on August 31. HJ-10 anti-tank missile systems attached to the PLA 71st Group Army recently travelled from East China's Jiangsu Province to Northwest China's Gobi desert over thousands of kilometers_ while the PLA Tibet Military Command conducted round-the-clock combined brigade strike exercises at an elevation of over 4_500 meters_ China Central Television (CCTV) reported last week. An air defense brigade under the PLA 72nd Group Army also mobilized to the Northwest region in autumn and held live-fire confrontational drills with anti-aircraft guns and missiles_ CCTV reported on Friday. Paratroopers and heavy equipment on board the Air Force's transport aircraft recently conducted a multidimensional area capture and control exercise_ also in the deserts of Northwest China_ CCTV reported last week. A Beijing-based military expert who asked not to be named told that India has been engaging in military adventurism and is attempting to gain more bargaining chips at the negotiating table with China. China has been practicing restraint and showing goodwill_ which was misinterpreted by India as concession_ and the latest troop deployments should hopefully act as a deterrent and sober the minds of the Indians_ and also prepare for the worst case scenario if a larger conflict breaks out. -Source: Globaltimes