China: Military deployment along border non-aggressive

GUWAHATI: The Chinese Liberation Army, in its mouthpiece ' China Military', claimed that the country's military deployment and movement along the border have always been non-aggressive and restrained and blamed the Indian media for its "oversensitive" coverage of the Indo-China border.

An opinion article in the magazine stated, "China is undoubtedly India's largest opponent and therefore every move of the Chinese military will touch the nerve of the Indian media. However, the Indian military has more move ment than China along the Sino-Indian border."

Citing examples, the article claims that India has a number of unmanned aerial vehicles deployed along the Sino-Indian border. The article was published not long after India announced plans to deploy the supersonic BrahMos missile in Arunachal Pradesh. "In comparison, Chinese military's movement along the border has always been restrained. India is not yet the biggest threat for China and though confrontation events along the border would occur from time to time, the overall situation is rather stable," the article stated.

Claiming that Chinese equipment deployment and drills along the border are mostly confirmatory, mainly to gain experience, improve high altitude combat capability and form deterrent ability, the article stated.

The article also defended the recent appearance of a Chinese stealth fighter aircraft (J-20) in Tibet. Quoting Chinese experts, the article claimed that the J-20 will not be deployed at the Sino-India border.

Gen Suhag reviews situation along LAC

Army chief General Dalbir Singh Suhag reviewed the operational military readiness and infrastructure build-up along the Line of Actual Control with China as well as the ongoing counter-insurgency operations in the north-east during a visit to the region on Monday and Tuesday. "Gen Suhag was...updated on the security situation in Assam," said an officer.