Dharamshala, 19th December: In Tibet, the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) performed an “actual combat drill” incorporating anti-nuclear, chemical, and biological warfare amid rising border tensions between China and India. The 24-hour exercise, which took place on “the snowy plateau,” included commandos and armored attack squads, according to the Hindustan Times of Delhi.
Is China trying to provoke India? or is it a display of China’s military might? China’s army formed a new Tibetan division earlier this year. The UN must deal with China’s hostile posture and repeated border incursions. It’s not just India that has to deal with aggressive Chinese border incursion, but countries in the South China Sea, such as Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan, and Vietnam, must deal with China’s claim.
The Tibet military region, which is part of the Western Theatre Command, arranged the training, which took place in late November (WTC). The WTC is China’s biggest command, stationed along the 3,440-kilometer disputed and ill-defined China-India boundary.
The news of the practice was initially reported on Tuesday by the PLA’s official news outlet, despite China rarely mentioning drills involving “non-conventional weaponry.” While the PLA report described the drill’s nature, it did not specify where it took place.
In late November, a joint military brigade under the Tibet military area command conducted a real-combat training on a snowy plateau, according to the article.
According to the PLA, the rehearsal included rocket launches and the deployment of armored assault groups. According to the article, army engineers were also dispatched to place explosives on the specified “obstacle.”
Li Qunfeng, the commander of the third battalion, led the troops through the poisoned zone while wearing gas masks before reporting the situation to command. The area was then ordered to be decontaminated by a chemical defense team. Photos of soldiers wearing gas masks were also included in the PLA post.
The US Department of Defense recently accused China of secretly conducting research on dual-use chemical and biological technology. According to the US report, investigations at PRC military medical facilities focused on identifying, testing, and characterizing a variety of strong toxins with dual-use applications.
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