100 Chinese PLA Soldiers Encroach on Indian Territory, Destroy a Bridge

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Experts say incident is connected with changes in the PLA leadership

NEW DELHIโ€”One hundred soldiers and 55 horses of the Chinese regimeโ€™s Peopleโ€™s Liberation Army crossed three miles into Indian territory, in the Barahoti region of the Himalayan state of Uttarakhand, and destroyed infrastructure including a bridge, according to defense insiders who spoke with Indian media.

The incident on Aug. 30 at the Tun Jun La Pass mountain crossing went unnoticed initially by the Indian military and didnโ€™t lead to a military confrontation, the Mumbai-based The Economic Times reported, citing Indian government officials.

Locals reported the incident to the Indian army, which sent a patrol to verify. By then, the Chinese forces had left, after spending about three hours in Indian territory.

Experts said the timing of the incident is significant given the history Indianโ€“Chinese relations. They also think it may have been driven by the new leader of the PLAโ€™s western command, who specializes in patrolling and reconnaissance missions in mountainous terrain and who may have planned the incursion to please Chinese leader Xi Jinping.

โ€œWhat adds an element of concern to this complex situation is the timing of it. Since the intrusion was large โ€ฆ it means that the Chinese side wishes to underline the seriousness of its intent,โ€ Rajiv Dogra, a former senior Indian diplomat, told The Epoch Times by email.

Barahoti was the first area of India that saw a Chinese intrusion, in 1954. That expanded to other areas in the following year and led to the 1962 war between the two countries.

โ€œAs [the recent incident in Barahoti] happened in late August, it is quite possible that it was equally a message for the Quad, which seems to have become a bee in the Chinese bonnet,โ€ Dogra said. On Sept. 24, the Quad nationsโ€”Australia, India, Japan, and the United Statesโ€”held their first in-person leadership summit.

Frank Lehberger, a sinologist and senior research fellow with the India-based Usanas Foundation, told The Epoch Times that he suspects that the recent incursion is an attempt by the Chinese to check Indian reaction time in the event of a larger PLA โ€œlightning operation.โ€

โ€œThere is a bit of psychological warfare involved, keeping Indian troops guarding the border on edge and annoying politicians and diplomats in New Delhi,โ€ he said.

Byย Venus Upadhayaya

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