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China s People s Liberation Army (PLA) recently started deploying the country s first panoramic, high-precision spatial datum that covers the uncharted Western border region of the country, official media here reported on Tuesday. The system which provides 3D mapping with centimetre level accuracy will contribute to the infrastructure construction as well as combat capability enhancement of Chinese forces in the region, state-run Global Times reported.
China has the longest border spanning 22,000 kms and shares them with 14 countries with 11 of them, including India, in the Western sector. India and China have 3,488-km long Line of Actual Control (LAC) including the Eastern Ladakh where the armies of the two countries have deployed a large number of troops.