CHINA-INDIA: CHINESE POST SAYS DISENGAGEMENT AT PANGONG TSO BECAUSE INDIAN LOGISTICS UNABLE TO COPE AND IT IS ONLY FOR THE SHORT-TERM

The Chinese site 'qq' on February 10, published a short article captioned "India has withdrawn! China and India disengaged on the front line. Has China won? Will India come again?" It said on the evening of February 10,  the Chinese Ministry of National Defense announced that the Chinese and Indian forces along the China-India border have begun to organize disengagement simultaneously, and the Indian forces on the northern shore of Pangong have begun to retreat. Saying this follows nine rounds of military commander-level talks between China and India, it asked "So, what does this situation mean?"The article the said "The reason why China and India were able to reach a consensus on a joint retreat in the ninth round of military commander-level talks is largely because India can no longer withstand it. On the one hand, after months of hard work, India’s logistical support still cannot guarantee the normal garrison of Indian troops on the Sino-Indian border. On the other hand, the demonstrations of farmers in India have intensified and the Indian government needs to free up its hands to solve the problem first. For China, the joint withdrawal of both sides is obviously good news for China. The United States has always hoped to use India's hand to contain China's. India is instigating confrontation at the Sino-Indian border, and the United States is moving aggressively in the South China Sea and Taiwan Strait issues, which can distract China to the greatest extent and help the United States." It cautioned, though, that "for China, this can only be regarded as a short-term victory. Because the Indian side is currently only retreating the front-line confrontation forces to a second-line position that is better for the winter, a large number of combat troops are still present near the Sino-Indian border, and Indian forces deployed on the India-Pakistan border. Of course, China is also there. The main thing is to withdraw the front-line troops, after all, it is still very difficult to station troops on the plateau at an altitude of four to five kilometres. However, after the temperature rises, the Indian side estimates that something will happen on the Sino-Indian border. Therefore, the western theater will still need to reorganize the border troops to conduct routine patrols on the Sino-Indian border areas." The author added "Why do I have this judgment? Because for India, the Sino-Indian border dispute is a "long-term ticket." For example, if the US-India relations are rapidly warming up recently, India wants to leverage the border issue to get benefits from the US. The Indian military also needs to use the topic of the Sino-Indian border dispute to constantly obtain budget and equipment from the Indian government. Therefore, even if China and India have withdrawn their troops from the front line of the confrontation this time, this is likely to be a short-term withdrawal, and the heavy equipment deployed by the two sides in the areas near the border will not be completely withdrawn. Because the core of the Sino-Indian border issue is that India wants to learn from the United States and engage in a "zero-sum game." Unfortunately, in terms of ambition and strength, India only has ambition in place."

(Comment: The qq mentions "Military Xiali Camp" as the source.)






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