Chinese PLA runs tank drills on Indian border as Ladakh talks fail
- Xinjiang military district troops tested high-altitude battle capabilities with a range of tank manoeuvres, state media reported
- This came as the 13th round of commander-level border talks with India broke down on Sunday
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In another report, Chinese state media said a brigade had for the first time staged a live ammunition test-fire of grenade launchers in western Sichuan.
This came as frontline military commanders from China and India resumed talks on Sunday after a two-month break. However, the 8½-hour negotiations, in the border village of Moldo on the Chinese side of the Line of Actual Control (LAC), once again led to no resolution in the 17-month stand-off.
PLA brings in more advanced equipment close to Indian border
Amid the marathon talks, both sides have increased infrastructure build-up and deployed extra troops at the border.
Some of the previous rounds saw the two sides reach agreements to disengage from some of the hotspots but troops remain in close proximity in other parts of Ladakh.
CCTV did not say when the latest tank drill took place but PLA companies practised various manoeuvres and forms of firing.
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“This exercise highlighted the use of equipment in extreme cold weather on the plateau and effectively improved the troops’ combat capability,” the report said.