China moved huge military hardware into Tibet after Sikkim standoff
20 July 2017 12:16 AM IST
The Chinese Army moved tens of thousands of tonnes of military vehicles and hardware into the remote mountainous Tibet region after the standoff with Indian troops in the Dokalam area in the Sikkim sector, the mouthpiece of the PLA said on Wednesday.
The vast haul was transported to a region south of the Kunlun Mountains in northern Tibet by the Western Theatre Command which oversees the restive regions of Xinjiang and Tibet, and handles border issues with India, reported the PLA Daily, the official mouthpiece of Chinese military. The move took place late last month and involved hardware being moved simultaneously by road and rail from across the entire region, the report said.
China's state-run media has stepped up its rhetoric against India in recent weeks but there was no way to confirm the veracity of such claims.
Early this week, state-run CCTV had broadcast People's Liberation Army troops taking part in heavy military exercises using live ammunition on the Tibetan plateau. Agencies
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