{"id":12085,"date":"2017-07-21T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-07-20T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/savetibet.nl\/nieuws\/ict-inside-tibet-major-live-fire-drill-testing-new-tanks-in-tibet-highlights-political-imperatives-military-capacity-on-plateau\/"},"modified":"2017-07-21T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2017-07-20T22:00:00","slug":"ict-inside-tibet-major-live-fire-drill-testing-new-tanks-in-tibet-highlights-political-imperatives-military-capacity-on-plateau","status":"publish","type":"nieuws","link":"https:\/\/savetibet.nl\/en\/news\/ict-inside-tibet-major-live-fire-drill-testing-new-tanks-in-tibet-highlights-political-imperatives-military-capacity-on-plateau\/","title":{"rendered":"ICT Inside Tibet: Major live fire drill testing new tanks in Tibet highlights political imperatives, military capacity on plateau"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"text-box wp-block-list\"><li style=\"text-align: justify;\">In the fifth week of serious border tensions between China and India, China released footage of a major military live-fire assault exercise in the Tibet Autonomous Region. Soldiers used flame-throwers, rocket-propelled grenades and heavy machine guns to strike bunkers and various types of heavy weapons, including mortars, self-propelled howitzers, multiple rocket launchers and anti-tank missiles in the display of fire-power, which also trialled a new type of tank.<\/li><li style=\"text-align: justify;\">In addition, Chinese military sources confirmed the transport of what was described as \u201ctens of thousands of tonnes\u201d of military equipment, including army vehicles and troops to the Tibetan plateau in June.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<center>\n<p><\/p><\/center>\n\n\n<p><iframe title=\"Chinese Army carries out military exercise on Tibet plateau\" width=\"460\" height=\"259\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/a8bNgIckr10?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The announcement on July 16 2017 of the People\u2019s Liberation Army (PLA) drills came amid tensions between India and China over a disputed border area near the junction of Sikkim, Bhutan and Tibet known as Doklam (being referred to in Tibetan as Droglam, the nomads\u2019 path).<span style=\"color: #a30707;\"><sup>[1]<\/sup><\/span> On June 29, 2017, a statement by Bhutan\u2019s Foreign Ministry said, \u201cOn 16th June 2017, the Chinese Army started constructing a motorable road from Dokola in the Doklam area\u201d saying it had conveyed to the Chinese government that \u201cthe construction of the road inside Bhutanese territory is a direct violation of the agreements\u201d.<span style=\"color: #a30707;\"><sup>[2]<\/sup><\/span> The next day, on June 30, India\u2019s Foreign Ministry issued a statement saying, \u201cIndian personnel, who were present at the general area in Dokala, approached the Chinese construction party and urged them to desist from changing the status quo. These efforts continue\u201d.<span style=\"color: #a30707;\"><sup>[3]<\/sup><\/span> On July 18, the Chinese government issued a warning to India to withdraw its troops from the disputed area, to \u201cavoid further escalation of the situation.\u201d<span style=\"color: #a30707;\"><sup>[4]<\/sup><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;While the PLA did not specifically announce the timing of the live fire military exercise,<span style=\"color: #a30707;\"><sup>[5]<\/sup> <\/span>it appears to be consistent with China\u2019s military strategy that includes legal warfare designed to manipulate strategies, defense policies, and perceptions of target audiences abroad.<span style=\"color: #a30707;\"><sup>[6]<\/sup><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The militarization of the Tibetan plateau \u2013 backed by grass roots propaganda work and comprehensive surveillance \u2013 comes under the general rubric of \u2018stability work\u2019 as emphasized by China\u2019s President and Party Secretary Xi Jinping. The latest display of military capacity also underlines a prominent political message that has been emphasized by Xi Jinping, which is that: \u201cTo rule the country, it is imperative to rule the frontiers; to rule the frontiers, stabilizing Tibet must be done first\u201d.<span style=\"color: #a30707;\"><sup>[7]<\/sup> <\/span>Party officials connect political \u2018stability\u2019 in Tibet with the security of the entire PRC.<span style=\"color: #a30707;\"><sup>[8]<\/sup>&nbsp;<\/span>In Chinese political language, \u2018stability\u2019 is a coded reference to the need to crush any form of dissent and to ensure allegiance to the CCP authorities in order for the authorities to pursue their strategic and economic objectives on the plateau without impediment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.savetibet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/army-drills-200x200.jpg\" alt=\"This image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is army-drills-200x200.jpg\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.savetibet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/army-drills-2-200x200.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.savetibet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/army-200x200.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption><em>Images and footage from Chinese state media of live fire military drills on the Tibetan plateau.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Military capability in the border areas is also being emphasized this year due to the 19<sup>th<\/sup> Communist Party Congress due to be held in the fall, at which Xi Jinping is expected to consolidate his power. A Party meeting in Qinghai last month was among those to emphasise this political imperative, stating that: \u201c2017 is a key year to deepen the reform of national defence and armed forces, with a high sense of political responsibility and historical mission in the long-term.\u201d<span style=\"color: #a30707;\"><sup>[9]<\/sup><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The reports by the Chinese state media did not disclose the location of the live fire military exercises, except to say that the brigade responsible for frontline combat missions has long been stationed around the middle and lower reaches of the Brahmaputra (Tibetan: Yarlung Tsangpo; Chinese: Yarlung Zangbo) River.<span style=\"color: #a30707;\"><sup>[10]<\/sup><\/span> The Brahmaputra flows into India from Arunachal Pradesh, which China claims as \u2018south Tibet\u2019, a cause of unresolved tensions between India and China. As the source of most of Asia\u2019s major rivers, the water that flows from the Tibetan plateau is regarded as a strategic asset by the Chinese government, in the context of its ambitious objectives on Tibet set at the highest levels in Beijing.<span style=\"color: #a30707;\"><sup>[11]<\/sup><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The damming of the Yarlung Tsangpo upstream has also been a source of tension between China and India, with both governments being criticized for \u201cinviting calamity\u201d by environmentalists for constructing dams at the meeting point of the youngest and most seismically unstable mountain ranges in the world.<span style=\"color: #a30707;\"><sup>[12]<\/sup><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Given the terrain visible in the stills and footage, the exercises could have taken place in Chamdo (Chinese: Changdu) or Nagchu (Chinese: Naqu) in the Tibet Autonomous Region rather than closer to the border with Arunachal Pradesh in India.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Underlining the political importance of Tibet\u2019s border and river source areas, the Chinese state media announced last week further<span style=\"color: #a30707;\"><sup>[13]<\/sup><\/span> border troops training drills on a war footing in Lhokha (Chinese: Shannan) close to Lhasa in the Tibet Autonomous Region \u2013 linking them to the upcoming 19<sup>th<\/sup> Party Congress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Border troops training \u2018a gift to the 19<sup>th<\/sup> Party Congress\u2019<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.savetibet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Military-3-200x200.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.savetibet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Military-5-200x200.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.savetibet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Military-7-200x200.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.savetibet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Military-0-200x200.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.savetibet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Military-2-200x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"260\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.savetibet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Military-1-200x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"201\" height=\"200\"\/><figcaption><em>Images and footage from Chinese state media of live fire military drills on the Tibetan plateau.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A Chinese state media report on July 14 stated that the Detachment of Tibet Public Security Frontier Corps launched a special exercise after three months of training called \u201cLi Bing Ya Long\u201d (Sharpening or Polishing the Army in Yarlung).<span style=\"color: #a30707;\"><sup>[14]<\/sup><\/span> The article referred to: \u201cContests and competitions on subjects such as target shooting, off-road county cross, investigation, climbing, tactics, and catch-kill in combat.\u201d The drills were aimed at: \u201cfurther strengthening the officers and soldiers\u2019 ability to adapt to the plateau\u2019s climate and topographical circumstances in the border area, and also enhanced the capability of the officers and soldiers for actual combat.\u201d It concluded by describing the training as: \u201cA great gift to the 19<sup>th<\/sup> Congress of the Party!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Separately, Tibet\u2019s mobile communication agency conducted a drill on July 10 in Lhasa, capital of Tibet, where members of the agency practiced setting up a temporary mobile network to secure communications in an emergency, according to the Global Times on July 17 (2017).<span style=\"color: #a30707;\"><sup>[15]<\/sup><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The news release from the PLA announcing the drill in the Tibet Autonomous Region talked of \u201ctwo exercises\u201d and that one of the exercise involved \u201cscenarios such as rapid deployment, multi-unit joint strike and anti-aircraft defense\u201d.<span style=\"color: #a30707;\"><sup>[16]<\/sup><\/span> Qin Zhen, executive editor of Ordnance Knowledge magazine, was cited in the same article as saying that the recent exercises displayed the strong combat capability of the PLA\u2019s plateau units.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">China Central Television said that the 11-hour drill was conducted by one of China\u2019s two plateau mountain brigades from the PLA\u2019s Tibet military command. The Western Theatre Command of the PLA oversees the regions of Xinjiang and Tibet, and handles border issues with India.<span style=\"color: #a30707;\"><sup>[17]<\/sup><\/span> Last year, the ranking of the Tibet Military Command was raised a level higher than its counterpart provincial-level military commands by putting it under the jurisdiction of the PLA. <span style=\"color: #a30707;\"><sup>[18]<\/sup><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">New details on combat capacity on plateau<\/h4>\n\n\n<p>[one_half]<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7343 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/savetibet.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/fire-drill-2.gif\" alt=\"fire-drill-2\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" \/><\/p>\n<p>[\/one_half]<\/p>\n\n\n<p>[one_half_last]<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7344 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/savetibet.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/fire-drill-1.gif\" alt=\"fire-drill-1\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" \/><\/p>\n<p>[\/one_half_last]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Additional postings on a Chinese military website monitored by ICT over the past few days give intricate detail on weaponry and combat capacity on both the Tibetan plateau and on the Indian side of the Himalayas.<span style=\"color: #a30707;\"><sup>[19]<\/sup><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">One article referred to the new \u2018light tank\u2019 being tested by military in Tibet that is \u201cspecifically made for combat in the mountain areas\u201d.<span style=\"color: #a30707;\"><sup>[20]<\/sup><\/span> According to the same article, on June 20, \u201cadvanced transport aircraft\u201d began to fly cargo and troops \u201cto the western plateau region.\u201d<span style=\"color: #a30707;\"><sup>[21]<\/sup><\/span> One of the aircraft, the Yun-20, \u201ccan quickly transport personnel and materials to the much-needed areas directly from other areas which are behind the front-line, and heavy equipment such as armored vehicles, tanks and even armed helicopters can be transported to the front line as well.\u201d The article stated: \u201cThe most important ability of Yun 20 is to be able to transport a large number of troops together with equipment and supplies to the key spots and weakly defended areas of the enemy, having a sudden and fatal strike to the enemy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Chinese commentators draw attention to the scale of its infrastructure construction and the ease of transporting troops and supplies from lower altitude bases to border areas. Wang Dehua, an expert on South Asia studies at the Shanghai Institutes for International Studies,&nbsp;was cited as saying that now, the military can \u201ceasily transport troops and supplies to the frontline, thanks to the much improved infrastructure including the Qinghai-Tibet railway and other new roads connecting the plateau to the rest part of China\u201d.<span style=\"color: #a30707;\"><sup>[22]<\/sup><\/span><\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-20754\" src=\"https:\/\/www.savetibet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/rockets-300x199.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.savetibet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/rockets-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.savetibet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/rockets.jpg 400w\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\"><\/figure><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A live-fire military drill was also carried out in Xinjiang (East Turkestan) last week, according to a report by the PLA website <a href=\"http:\/\/www.81.cn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.81.cn<\/a> on July 16 (2017). The report showed rockets being fired by the \u201clong-range rocket unit\u201d on July 13, in an exercise \u201cto enhance the combat capability of the troops.\u201d<span style=\"color: #a30707;\"><sup>[23]<\/sup><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">ICT has documented the presence of troops from Xinjiang (East Turkestan) in the border area of Ngari (Chinese: Ali), Tibet and a closer alignment of the regional authorities of Tibet and Xinjiang linked to intensified oppression and a \u2018counter-terror\u2019 drive imposed by Beijing.<span style=\"color: #a30707;\"><sup>[24]<\/sup><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"footnote wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Footnotes:<\/strong><br><span class=\"weiboFootnotes\"><span style=\"color: #a30707;\"><strong>[1]<\/strong><\/span> See Thubten Samphel, China\u2019s great game: \u2018Tibet occupation means strategic depth and control over Asia river waters\u2019, July 14, 2017, India Today, <a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/indiatoday.intoday.in\/story\/china-great-game-doklam-tibet-manchu-china\/1\/1001957.html\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/indiatoday.intoday.in\/story\/china-great-game-doklam-tibet-manchu-china\/1\/1001957.html<\/a><\/span><br><span class=\"weiboFootnotes\"><span style=\"color: #a30707;\"><strong>[2]<\/strong> <\/span><a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mfa.gov.bt\/press-releases\/press-release-272.html\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.mfa.gov.bt\/press-releases\/press-release-272.html<\/a><\/span><br><span class=\"weiboFootnotes\"><span style=\"color: #a30707;\"><strong>[3]<\/strong><\/span> <a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mea.gov.in\/press-releases.htm?dtl\/28572\/Recent_Developments_in_Doklam_Area\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.mea.gov.in\/press-releases.htm?dtl\/28572\/Recent_Developments_in_Doklam_Area<\/a><\/span><br><span class=\"weiboFootnotes\"><span style=\"color: #a30707;\"><strong>[4]<\/strong> <\/span>The comments by Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lu Kang\u00a0during a regular press briefing came amid an intensifying border dispute between India and China. The disputed area is close to the \u201cchicken\u2019s neck,\u201d a strategic corridor that serves as a vital artery between Delhi and its far northeastern states. An earlier video circulating on social media (<a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=LyJmHMaF904\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=LyJmHMaF904<\/a>) shows a skirmish between Indian and Chinese soldiers high up on the mountainous borders where Bhutan and Tibet meet.<\/span><br><span class=\"weiboFootnotes\"><span style=\"color: #a30707;\"><strong>[5]<\/strong><\/span> The Times of India quoted a source saying: \u201cIt was a routine annual exercise that took place near Lhasa in early-June, around 700-km from the border.\u201d No further details were given, but the article downplayed the exercise, stating that: \u201cAll armies conduct exercises at frequent intervals. The PLA has been conducting such exercises in Tibet since 2009.\u201d India TV News, July 20, 2017, <a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/www.indiatvnews.com\/news\/world-india-denies-chinese-media-s-claim-of-military-gear-mobilisation-in-northern-tibet-report-latest-breaking-news-today-392192\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.indiatvnews.com\/news\/world-india-denies-chinese-media-s-claim-of-military-gear-mobilisation-in-northern-tibet-report-latest-breaking-news-today-392192<\/a><\/span><br><span class=\"weiboFootnotes\"><span style=\"color: #a30707;\"><strong>[6]<\/strong> <\/span>In 2003, the Central Military Commission (CMC) approved the guiding conceptual umbrella for information operations for the People\u2019s Liberation Army (PLA) \u2013 the \u201cThree Warfares\u201d (san zhong zhanfa). The concept is based on three mutually reinforcing strategies: (1) the coordinated use of strategic psychological operations; (2) overt and covert media manipulation; and (3) legal warfare designed to manipulate strategies, defense policies, and perceptions of target audiences abroad.<\/span><br><span class=\"weiboFootnotes\"><span style=\"color: #a30707;\"><strong>[7]<\/strong><\/span> For instance, on March 3, \u00a02013, Xi Jinping joined a discussion with the Tibet delegation at the 12th National People\u2019s Congress, and Xi Jinping emphasized this \u2018strategic thought\u2019, which in Chinese is: 2013\u5e743\u67085\u65e5\u3002\u4e60\u8fd1\u5e73\u53c2\u52a0\u5341\u4e8c\u5c4a\u5168\u56fd\u4eba\u5927\u4e00\u6b21\u4f1a\u8bae\u897f\u85cf\u4ee3\u8868\u56e2\u5ba1\u8bae \u660e\u786e\u63d0\u51fa\u201c\u6cbb\u56fd\u5fc5\u6cbb\u8fb9\u3001\u6cbb\u8fb9\u5148\u7a33\u85cf\u201d\u7684\u6218\u7565\u601d\u60f3\u3002\u897f\u85cf\u81ea\u6cbb\u533a\u6210\u7acb50\u5468\u5e74\u5e86\u795d\u5927\u4f1a\u9686\u91cd\u4e3e\u884c<\/span><br><span class=\"weiboFootnotes\"><span style=\"color: #a30707;\"><strong>[8]<\/strong><\/span> Chairman of the Tibet Autonomous Region\u2019s People\u2019s Congress Pema Thinley (referred to as Padma Choling by Chinese media) underlined this approach on China\u2019s National Day, October 1, in 2014 when he said: \u201cTibet\u2019s stability is tied to national stability, and Tibet\u2019s security is tied to national security.\u201d[ Tibet Daily, October 3, 2014,\u00a0<a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/epaper.chinatibetnews.com\/xzrb\/html\/2014-10\/03\/content_572862.htm\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/epaper.chinatibetnews.com\/xzrb\/html\/2014-10\/03\/content_572862.htm<\/a><\/span><br><span class=\"weiboFootnotes\"><span style=\"color: #a30707;\"><strong>[9]<\/strong><\/span> Chinese state media in Chinese, extract translated by ICT, June 10, 2017, <a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/epaper.tibet3.com\/qhrb\/html\/2017-06\/10\/content_415429.htm\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/epaper.tibet3.com\/qhrb\/html\/2017-06\/10\/content_415429.htm<\/a><\/span><br><span class=\"weiboFootnotes\"><span style=\"color: #a30707;\"><strong>[10]<\/strong> <\/span>Video of the exercises was posted across the Indian media, including at: <a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hindustantimes.com\/world-news\/china-s-pla-moves-troops-lots-of-heavy-equipment-to-tibet-say-reports\/story-eEd7wc33PTKtOgm91wi4oN.html\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.hindustantimes.com\/world-news\/china-s-pla-moves-troops-lots-of-heavy-equipment-to-tibet-say-reports\/story-eEd7wc33PTKtOgm91wi4oN.html<\/a><\/span><br><span class=\"weiboFootnotes\"><span style=\"color: #a30707;\"><strong>[11]<\/strong><\/span> The construction of hydropower dams in Tibet are aligned with the political objectives of \u201cuniting the people\u201d and allegiance to the Communist Party. (Tibet Daily, November 22, 2015, in Chinese).<\/span><br><span class=\"weiboFootnotes\"><span style=\"color: #a30707;\"><strong>[12]<\/strong> <\/span>Prem Shankar Jha wrote in an article entitled <em>Why India and China should leave the Yarlung Tsangpo alone<\/em>: \u201cNeither the Chinese nor the Indian government have made even a rudimentary assessment of the impact that gouging out billions of cubic metres of rock and earth to build dams, tunnels and roads, and store millions, in some cases billions, of cubic metres of water, will have on the stability of the earth\u2019s crust in this region. Both governments know that the Himalayas have experienced the most powerful earthquakes on land in recorded history.\u201d (China Dialogue, posted on March 5, 2014, <a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.chinadialogue.net\/article\/show\/single\/en\/6753-Why-India-and-China-should-leave-the-Yarlung-Tsangpo-alone\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.chinadialogue.net\/article\/show\/single\/en\/6753-Why-India-and-China-should-leave-the-Yarlung-Tsangpo-alone<\/a>). Also see ICT report, <em>Blue Gold from the Highest Plateau: Tibet\u2019s water and global climate change<\/em>, <a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.savetibet.org\/new-report-reveals-global-significance-of-tibet\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.savetibet.org\/new-report-reveals-global-significance-of-tibet\/<\/a><\/span><br><span class=\"weiboFootnotes\"><span style=\"color: #a30707;\"><strong>[13]<\/strong><\/span> Chinese state media in Chinese, extracts translated into English by ICT, at: <a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/epaper.chinatibetnews.com\/xzrb\/html\/2017-07\/14\/content_778659.htm\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/epaper.chinatibetnews.com\/xzrb\/html\/2017-07\/14\/content_778659.htm<\/a><\/span><br><span class=\"weiboFootnotes\"><span style=\"color: #a30707;\"><strong>[14]<\/strong><\/span> Chinese state media in Chinese, extracts translated into English by ICT, at:\u00a0<a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/epaper.chinatibetnews.com\/xzrb\/html\/2017-07\/14\/content_778659.htm\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/epaper.chinatibetnews.com\/xzrb\/html\/2017-07\/14\/content_778659.htm<\/a><\/span><br><span class=\"weiboFootnotes\"><span style=\"color: #a30707;\"><strong>[15]<\/strong><\/span> Global Times cited the Tibet-based news website <a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/xzxw.com\" target=\"_blank\">xzxw.com<\/a> for the information.<\/span><br><span class=\"weiboFootnotes\"><span style=\"color: #a30707;\"><strong>[16]<\/strong> <\/span>Chinese state media in English, July 17, 2017, <a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ecns.cn\/military\/2017\/07-17\/265588.shtml\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.ecns.cn\/military\/2017\/07-17\/265588.shtml<\/a><\/span><br><span class=\"weiboFootnotes\"><span style=\"color: #a30707;\"><strong>[17]<\/strong><\/span> Jayadeva Ranade, a well-known Indian analyst who runs the Centre for China Analysis and Strategy and is a former Additional Secretary in the Cabinet Secretariat, Government of India, said in an article published on July 17 in the Indian media: \u201cA factor in China deciding its future course of action will be the view of the PLA and its commanders in the PLA\u2019s\u00a0Western Theatre\u00a0Command. \u00a0The Doka La area is within the operational jurisdiction of the PLA\u2019s\u00a0Shigatse\u00a0(<em>Xigaze<\/em>) Military Sub-District subordinate to the\u00a0Western Theatre\u00a0Command. The present Commander of the\u00a0Western Theatre\u00a0Command, 62-year old General Zhao Zongqi, is one of the few serving PLA Generals with battle experience and has over two decades of service in Tibet. Fang Jianguo, the incumbent PLA commander in\u00a0Shigatse, similarly has a sterling record and promising career ahead. Both anticipate further promotions. They could view India stymying the road building as a setback to their operational capabilities and argue in favor of action against India.\u201d (<a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/www.indrastra.com\/2017\/07\/China-s-New-Assertiveness-Doka-La-Face-off-003-07-2017-0025.html\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.indrastra.com\/2017\/07\/China-s-New-Assertiveness-Doka-La-Face-off-003-07-2017-0025.html<\/a>). Also see updated report by the Hong Kong based South China Morning Post, July 16, 2017: <a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/www.scmp.com\/news\/china\/diplomacy-defence\/article\/2103135\/was-chinas-military-drill-tibet-really-just-exercise\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.scmp.com\/news\/china\/diplomacy-defence\/article\/2103135\/was-chinas-military-drill-tibet-really-just-exercise<\/a><\/span><br><span class=\"weiboFootnotes\"><span style=\"color: #a30707;\"><strong>[18]<\/strong><\/span> According to the Chinese state-run newspaper the Global Times, May 13, 2016, <a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/www.globaltimes.cn\/content\/982843.shtml\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.globaltimes.cn\/content\/982843.shtml<\/a>. The newspaper reported: \u201cChina continues to strengthen its military presence in the autonomous region and aims to allow the military command to shoulder more combat assignments, analysts said.\u201d<\/span><br><span class=\"weiboFootnotes\"><span style=\"color: #a30707;\"><strong>[19]<\/strong> <\/span>For instance, <a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/mil.news.sina.com.cn\/china\/2017-07-17\/doc-ifyiakwa4250226.shtml?cre=milpagepc&amp;mod=f&amp;loc=12&amp;r=9&amp;doct=0&amp;rfunc=16\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/mil.news.sina.com.cn\/china\/2017-07-17\/doc-ifyiakwa4250226.shtml?cre=milpagepc&amp;mod=f&amp;loc=12&amp;r=9&amp;doct=0&amp;rfunc=16<\/a> and <a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/mil.news.sina.com.cn\/china\/2017-07-19\/doc-ifyiakwa4656888.shtml\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/mil.news.sina.com.cn\/china\/2017-07-19\/doc-ifyiakwa4656888.shtml<\/a> <\/span><br><strong>[<\/strong><span class=\"weiboFootnotes\"><span style=\"color: #a30707;\"><strong>20]<\/strong><\/span> The tank\u2019s main weapon is a 105-mm gun that is able to fire shells and guided missiles, according to the same sources.<\/span><br><span class=\"weiboFootnotes\"><span style=\"color: #a30707;\"><strong>[21]<\/strong><\/span> Chinese military website in Chinese, extracts translated by ICT: <a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/mil.news.sina.com.cn\/china\/2017-07-07\/doc-ifyhwehx5321211.shtml\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/mil.news.sina.com.cn\/china\/2017-07-07\/doc-ifyhwehx5321211.shtml<\/a><\/span><br><span class=\"weiboFootnotes\"><span style=\"color: #a30707;\"><strong>[22]<\/strong><\/span> Cited by India Today, July 19, 2017, <a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/www.msn.com\/en-in\/news\/newsindia\/now-china-moves-tonnes-of-military-equipment-to-tibet-should-india-be-scared\/ar-AAoq71j?li=AAgges1\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.msn.com\/en-in\/news\/newsindia\/now-china-moves-tonnes-of-military-equipment-to-tibet-should-india-be-scared\/ar-AAoq71j?li=AAgges1<\/a><\/span><br><span class=\"weiboFootnotes\"><span style=\"color: #a30707;\"><strong>[23]<\/strong> <\/span>Chinese state media in Chinese, <a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/www.81.cn\/jfjbmap\/content\/2017-07\/16\/content_182384.htm\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.81.cn\/jfjbmap\/content\/2017-07\/16\/content_182384.htm<\/a><\/span><br><span class=\"weiboFootnotes\"><span style=\"color: #a30707;\"><strong>[24]<\/strong> <\/span>ICT report, November 8, 2016, <a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.savetibet.org\/ict-inside-tibet-news-and-analysis-of-emerging-developments-in-tibet\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.savetibet.org\/ict-inside-tibet-news-and-analysis-of-emerging-developments-in-tibet\/<\/a> <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the fifth week of serious border tensions between China and India, China released on 16 July 2017 footage of a major military live-fire assault exercise in the Tibet Autonomous Region, highlighting political imperative and military capacity on the plateau.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"categorie":[45,691],"news_tag":[674],"class_list":["post-12085","nieuws","type-nieuws","status-publish","hentry","categorie-inside-tibet","categorie-news","news_tag-chinese-policy-and-leadership"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - 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