CHINA-INDIA: CCTV PUBLICISES 'STATE OF WAR' EXERCISES BY 'INTEGRATED' BRIGADE OF TIBET MILITARY REGION

The state-owned China CCTV News reported on September 11 that a 'composite' (integrated) brigade of the Tibet Military Region recently organized a full-staff, multi-subject, live-fire drill in an unfamiliar area at an altitude of 4,600 meters. It said reports show that the brigade is implementing the "operation plan No. 1". It is quite rare for the exercise to be called this, and it implies that the PLA is ready once a war occurs. CCTV explained that the Tibet Military Region is a first-level military organization established by the PLA in the Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR). It belongs to the rank of the deputy military region and is under the leadership of the army. It said since the situation on the Sino-Indian border escalated again due to the shooting incident, the Tibet Military Region has launched multiple exercises including parachuting training on plateaus and live rocket launchers. Commenting on the Joint Press Statement, Liu Zongyi, a South Asian expert from the Shanghai Institute of International Studies, said that although the five-point consensus reached by the two sides is a positive development, in the past few diplomatic consultations, the Indian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Defense did not agree with each other. It is necessary to verify whether the Indian army has reached a consensus and follow up.







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