The Sino-Indian border is tense again. Recently, the Chinese Communist Party deployed a large number of PHL-03 long-range self-propelled rocket launchers in Xinjiang military region again. (Weibo photo)
Tensions continue along the Sino-Indian border. The Communist Party of China (CPC) has taken advantage of India’s busy response to the epidemic to deploy a large number of long-range self-propelled rocket launchers again in the Xinjiang military region, which is adjacent to the Sino-Indian border.
Western media reported on October 11 that a recent CCTV broadcast showed a large number of digital versions of the PHL-03 long-range self-propelled rocket launchers, which have been deployed in the Xinjiang military region at an altitude of 5,200 meters.
The Chinese military also deployed PHL-03 long-range self-propelled rocket launchers to the Tibetan military region in October last year.
Both the Xinjiang and Tibetan military regions are CCP military locations near the China-India border.
The PHL-03 long-range self-propelled rocket launcher has a 12-barrel 300mm caliber gun with a range of 130 kilometers, is highly mobile, can be quickly prepared for combat, and is suitable for a variety of difficult terrain, which will increase the pressure on Indian forces after deployment.
The tense standoff between the Chinese and Indian militaries in the border area in early May last year. At the time, Indian officials said Chinese soldiers crossed three different border points in Ladakh, setting up tents and posts and ignoring verbal warnings to leave.
On June 15 of the same year, the worst clashes between the two countries’ armies in 45 years erupted in Ladakh, with the Indian side claiming at least 20 Indian soldiers were killed and 76 injured. Several media outlets reported that the Chinese death toll was higher than that of the Indians, but in February this year, the Chinese Communist Party announced one death and three injuries.
Indian officers at the time showed photos taken by soldiers at the border, revealing that Chinese soldiers used wolfsbane (rusted steel welded to nails) to attack, while India returned fire with rocks and other weapons. Relations between India and China then took a sharp turn for the worse.
On September 7 of the same year, gunfire was heard near the disputed Bangong Lake, with India and China accusing each other’s troops of firing warning shots into the air. This is believed to be the first time since 1975 that the calm on the border between the two countries was broken by gunfire.
Both sides have since been increasing their military deployments in the area. In response to the tensions, senior Indian and Chinese military commanders have held nine rounds of military chief-level talks since the conflict began.
In addition to withdrawing frontline troops, Singh said the two sides agreed to dismantle defenses built on the northern and southern shores of Bangong Lake, according to the “disengagement” of frontline troops agreed to in the ninth round of talks.
On Feb. 17, the Chinese communist forces suddenly withdrew from the Pangong Tso area.
An Indian military planner said it was part of a plan to withdraw troops from the India-China Line of Actual Control in Ladakh, which was expected to end a 10-month-long standoff between Chinese and Indian forces.
An Indian senior official said at the time that within 48 hours of the completion of the withdrawal process at Bangong Lake, the two sides would reconcile their commitment to withdraw with actual implementation at the 10th round of senior military commanders’ meetings.
Just over two months after the 10-month-long standoff between China and India, if the Chinese Communist Party takes advantage of India’s busy response to the worsening epidemic to deploy a large number of PHL-03 long-range self-propelled rockets again. This has aroused the concern of international public opinion.
The second wave of the epidemic is now hitting India, with more than 300,000 people diagnosed over the past few days, and countries are lending a helping hand. Chinese airlines have even cut off flights to prevent relief materials from being shipped to India.
After international condemnation, the first batch of CCP aid arrived in Bangalore, India, on May 9.
Photos released by Chinese media showed cartons of relief supplies with a note reading “Together with fate, overcome the epidemic” and a large banner reading “A great nation is responsible, true love is seen in times of trouble” next to the flight carrying the supplies.
(Weibo photo)
In response, some netizens mocked “all countries are rescuing, but the CCP’s late rescue is a show”; others were surprised: “Isn’t it a bit scary that we share the same fate?”
Others questioned that the Chinese Communist Party was not sincere in helping India, but actually wanted to promote its own success in fighting the epidemic. This is evident from the Chinese official media’s recent sarcastic comment on India’s ineffectiveness in fighting the epidemic under the title of “China lights the fire vs. India lights the fire”.
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