Synopsis
A year after Indian and Chinese soldiers first clashed on the north bank of Pangong Tso in eastern Ladakh, China is now further reinforcing its military positions and rotating troops in the “depth areas” along the Line of Actual Control in a clear signal that it has no intent to de-escalate anytime soon.
Indian and Chinese troops clashed in Galwan Valley last summer, in which both sides suffered casualties (File photo)
(This story originally appeared in on May 05, 2021)A year after Indian and Chinese soldiers first clashed on the north bank of Pangong Tso in eastern Ladakh, China is now further reinforcing its military positions and rotating troops in the “depth areas” along the Line of Actual Control in a clear signal that it has no intent to de-escalate anytime soon.
Indian and Chinese troops clashed in Galwan Valley last summer, in which both sides suffered casualties (File photo)
NEW DELHI: A year after Indian and Chinese soldiers first clashed on the north bank of Pangong Tso in eastern Ladakh, China is now further reinforcing its military positions and rotating troops in the “depth areas” along the Line of Actual Control in a clear signal that it has no intent to de-escalate anytime soon.
With the harsh winter having receded, the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) is fast converting the temporary structures, ammunition dumps, helipads and surface-to-air missile positions it had set up last year in the “depth areas”, ranging from 25 to 120-km from the LAC, into permanent positions now.
Ladakh Standoff: China Deployed J-20 Stealth Fighters Against India In September 2020, Says US Defense Intelligence Agency Chief
by Swarajya Staff - May 3, 2021 07:50 AM
A J-20 stealth fighter at the 11th China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition.
Snapshot
In August 2020, India had preempted China by taking control of tactically advantageous heights on the Kailash Range
During the military standoff in eastern Ladakh, Chinaâs Peopleâs Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) had deployed its modern fighter jets, including J-20 stealth fighters, against India, Scott Berrier, a lieutenant general in the United States Army who serves as the Director of the US Defense Intelligence Agency, has said.
Across China: A grain of barley witnesses Tibetan agricultural development
Xinhua
30 Apr 2021, 21:49 GMT+10
LHASA, April 30 (Xinhua) Now the highland barley output is far greater than before, and the harvesting has been mechanized and become much more efficient, said Kelsang Namgyai while watering his barley field. His barley was sown not long ago in Gonggar County in the city of Shannan, southwest China s Tibet Autonomous Region. Kelsang Namgyai s views on barley production reflect the rapid advancement of Tibetan agriculture over the years, especially the past seven decades since the region s peaceful liberation. For some 3,500 years, highland barley has been planted on the Tibetan plateau. It has long remained the crop with the largest planting area and the biggest share of the total grain output of Tibet.
2021-04-30 11:05:49 GMT2021-04-30 19:05:49(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
LHASA, April 30 (Xinhua) Now the highland barley output is far greater than before, and the harvesting has been mechanized and become much more efficient, said Kelsang Namgyai while watering his barley field.
His barley was sown not long ago in Gonggar County in the city of Shannan, southwest China s Tibet Autonomous Region.
Kelsang Namgyai s views on barley production reflect the rapid advancement of Tibetan agriculture over the years, especially the past seven decades since the region s peaceful liberation.
For some 3,500 years, highland barley has been planted on the Tibetan plateau. It has long remained the crop with the largest planting area and the biggest share of the total grain output of Tibet.