The long-running dispute between India and China over the Himalayan border could potentially escalate into world war 3 due to the countries that may get involved. Following the altercations that happened months prior, China has now stepped up its military forces at the border even more by deploying missile launchers.
Another skirmish between Indian and Chinese troops occurred again last week, according to India’s military. The assaults left several troops injured, adding to the casualties that both sides received at the highly-contested border. Now, according to Kanwa Defense Review editor Andrei Chang, China has now ramped up its efforts to exert its presence at the border as Beijing has deployed ballistic missile launchers. Chang added that China moved 16 DF-26 IRBM launchers to the eastern Shandong province, within the range of Japan.
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Reports say it is the first time the DF-26 missiles are seen at their current training sites
The missiles pose a threat to both U.S. Navy, and Indian forces facing Chinese troops in the Himalayas
The beach landing drills are a threat to Taiwan
A U.S. carrier strike group entered South China Sea on Sunday
Beijing has countered the entry of a U.S. aircraft carrier strike group into the contested waters of the South China Sea by launching military drills that involve both land-based long-range missile launchers, and warships and naval docking ships that can be used for a beach invasion.
Protests in India after the deadly June border clash (Image: GETTY)
In a statement the Indian army reported: “A minor face-off at Naku La area of North Sikkim on 20 January 2021 and the same was resolved by local commanders as per established protocols.”
In June 20 Indian soldiers were killed in the most violent border clash since the 1962 Sino-Indian war.
There were also reports of Chinese casualties but Beijing has not released an exact figure.
As firearms are banned near the border the two sides fought with rocks, metal bars and clubs wrapped in barbed wire.
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