China appoints new army commander to head troops along Indian borderXi, who also heads the ruling Communist Party of China (CPC) the Central Military Commission (CMC), has promoted Wang and four other milita...
07 Sep, 2021, 12.58 PM IST
China opens new expanded terminal at Lhasa airport in TibetLhasa Gonggar Airport opened its newly constructed Terminal 3 for operations on Saturday, marking a significant milestone in the remote reg...
09 Aug, 2021, 05.16 PM IST
Xi Jinping meets top military officials in Lhasa; highlights lasting stability and prosperity in TibetXi, also General Secretary of the ruling Communist Party of China (CPC) and Chairman of the Central Military Commission, met top officials ...
24 Jul, 2021, 06.10 PM IST
Chinese President Xi Jinping makes maiden visit to Tibetan town bordering Arunachal PradeshHe is perhaps the first Chinese leader to visit the town at the India-China border. Xi's politically significant visit was kept under wraps...
23 Jul, 2021, 11.51 AM IST
Xi Jinping makes rare visit to Tibetan town bordering Arunachal PradeshXi arrived at the Nyingchi Mainling Airport on Wednesday and was warmly welcomed by local people and officials of various ethnic groups, Xi...
23 Jul, 2021, 10.27 AM IST
Fresh face at PLA Western Theatre Command, no ground impact expectedThe changeover—Lt Gen Zhang Xudong takes over from Zhao Zongqi as the Western Theatre Commander—has been described by military analysts as ...
20 Dec, 2020, 09.07 PM IST
China's PLA begins major military exercises in TibetThe People's Liberation Army (PLA) Tibet Military Command started its New Year exercises in which it has deployed helicopters, armoured veh...
06 Jan, 2020, 11.36 AM IST
Indian and Chinese troops to conduct joint military exercise in UmroiThe drill will see participation of 130 soldiers from both sides, with the Chinese contingent coming from the Tibet Military command. The e...
03 Dec, 2019, 09.02 AM IST
Chinese military equips troops in Tibet with mobile howitzers: ReportThe induction of the mobile howitzers followed the move by the PLA to put into service the light weight battle tank, which was tested by it...
08 Jan, 2019, 01.43 PM IST
No significant rise in troop level by China along border: Government sourcesThe vast haul was transported late last month, the report said but did not clarify whether the movement of the military equipment was to su...
13 Jul, 2018, 01.35 PM IST
China elevates military command along Indian border: ReportCMC, the overall high command of the PLA, is directly headed by President Xi Jinping, who is also the head of the ruling Communist Party.
12 Jul, 2018, 06.58 PM IST
China may have quietly moved tonnes of war gear into northern Tibet, claims reportThe haul, according to the PLA Daily, was transported to a region south of the Kunlun Mountains in northern Tibet by the Western Theatre Co...
12 Jul, 2018, 11.05 AM IST
Chinese Army conducts live-fire drills in TibetThe brigade that conducted the drills was from the PLA's Tibet Military Command and is one of China's two plateau mountain brigades, Global...
12 Jul, 2018, 11.01 AM IST
No alarm along lines of actual control: Officials‘Red flag’, the official said, is a state of alarm that will be caused if the Chinese PLA forces cross any of the 11 bridges, which they ha...
12 Jul, 2018, 10.44 AM IST
China holds drill in Tibet for military-civilian integrationThe drill carried out by the People's Liberation Army (PLA) units on Tuesday was the first such reported exercise in Tibet since the Doklam...
29 Jun, 2018, 02.20 PM IST
China concludes integrated armed forces drillsThe four previous drills in the series were organised by the PLA area commands of Chengdu, Nanjing and Guangzhou, and the Chinese navy.
13 Oct, 2015, 04.31 PM IST
China's People's Liberation Army from Tibet area command holds major military drillsSichuan borders Tibet region and the Chengdu Military Area Command oversees the security of Tibet and the India-China border in that area.
11 Aug, 2015, 08.26 PM IST