DTN News - CHINA'S AGGRESSIVE BEHAVIOUR WITH ITS NEIGHBORS OVER TERRITORIAL DISPUTES: 50 Chinese Soldiers on Horses And Ponies Intrude Indian Territory

DTN News - CHINA'S AGGRESSIVE BEHAVIOUR WITH ITS NEIGHBORS OVER TERRITORIAL DISPUTES: 50 Chinese Soldiers on Horses And Ponies Intrude Indian Territory

Source: DTN News - - This article compiled by Roger Smith from reliable sources Times of India

(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - July 21, 2013: Riding on horses and ponies, around 50 Chinese soldiers intruded into the Indian territory of Chumar in Ladakh on July 16 staking their claim over the area. 

The Chinese troops started their incursion in the Chumar area on the evening of July 16 and they remained in the Indian area till the morning of July 17, sources said. 

Army sources confirmed the incursion saying that Indian troops had intercepted the PLA patrol in the Chumar area and after the usual banner drill between the two sides, the PLA patrol went back into their territory. 

Sources said the intruding Chinese soldiers asked the Indian soldiers to vacate the area claiming that they were standing in Chinese territory. 

The incursion by Chinese land forces comes soon after its two helicopters violated Indian air space on July 11 in the Chumar sector. 

In the same area, PLA troops had intruded and taken away an Indian surveillance camera on June 17. 

The latest incursion took place on the day when India gave approval to the creation of a 50,000-strong Mountain Strike Corps along the border with China. 

The frequency of such incidents increased around the time Defence Minister A K Antony went to China earlier this month and the two countries discussed measures to enhance peace and tranquillity along the Line of Actual Control between them. 

Chumar, located 300km from Leh, has always been an area of discomfort for the Chinese troops as this is the only area along the China-India border where they do not have any direct access to the LAC. 

India and China have been working towards signing a border pact to maintain peace and tranquillity along the LAC where a number of incursion incidents have been observed in recent months. 

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DTN News: Chinese Air Defense Forces Battle Rain As Military Drill Continues

DTN News: Chinese Air Defense Forces Battle Rain As Military Drill Continues

Source: DTN News / Xinhua

(NSI News Source Info) JINAN, China - August 6, 2010: Chinese air defense forces on Thursday battled rain while continuing a five-day military exercise featuring drills that include the relocation of air defense positions and command posts. More than 12,000 Chinese military personnel, along with seven types of military aircraft, divided into Red and Blue rivals, took part in the exercise-- code-named "Vanguard-2010,"-- which started on Tuesday in seven cities across Henan and Shandong Provinces.

Warplanes fly during a military drill held by Air Force of the Guangzhou Military Area Command of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) based in Guangzhou, capital of South China's Guangdong province, July 29, 2010. (Xinhua/Shen Ling) Warplanes fly during a military drill held by Air Force of the Guangzhou Military Area Command of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) based in Guangzhou, capital of South China's Guangdong province, July 29, 2010. (Xinhua/Shen Ling) Warplanes dive during a military drill held by Air Force of the Guangzhou Military Area Command of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) based in Guangzhou, capital of South China's Guangdong province, July 29, 2010. (Xinhua/Shen Ling) Soldiers equip a missile for a warplane before the military drill held by Air Force of the Guangzhou Military Area Command of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) based in Guangzhou, capital of South China's Guangdong province, July 29, 2010. (Xinhua/Shen Ling) At about 6 a.m. Thursday, the Red forces started their seven-hour relocation drill, which was complicated by heavy rainfalls that began early Thursday morning in Shandong and Henan Provinces.

By 1 p.m., the Red forces had finished relocating to their new defense positions, while the Blue forces launched a second round of attacks which began on Wednesday. Earlier reports said the annual drill, consisting of two phases to run from Tuesday to Saturday, would feature emergency evacuations, war planning, reconnaissance, early warning activities, ground-to-air attacks and evacuations of command posts during its first phase which ends on Thursday. Its second phase will include testing Chinese air defense troops' abilities in fighting air units in a "complicated electromagnetic environment." A "Vanguard-2009A" exercise was held in 2009 involving 5,000 soldiers and officers from the Chinese army and air force and more than 50 types of military equipment. In 2008, "Vanguard-2008" included participation by a 2,200-strong armored brigade from the People's Liberation Army (PLA) Jinan Military Area Command. The exercise was partly opened to foreign students studying at China's military academies.

DTN News: China's Unusual Deals Working To Grow African Arms Presence

DTN News: China's Unusual Deals Working To Grow African Arms Presence

*Source: DTN News / Int'l Defense Media

(NSI News Source Info) HONG KONG - October 13, 2009: In recent past, “Africa: The Next Defense Market Opportunity?” looked at projected trends, and discussed the reasons behind China’s resurgent status as an arms vendor to those states. The trainer was built through joint cooperation between the governments of Pakistan and the PRC. Initially, the aircraft was to feature many American parts, but due to political developments at the end of the 1980s, this plan was scrapped. The first prototype was built in 1989, with the first flight taking place at the end of 1990. *The Pakistan Air Force (PAF) first received fourteen jets in 1994 after which it decided to order 75 more to replace its fleet of Cessna trainers. *The People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) received its first six jets in 1998. Later Chinese upgrades included indigenous engines. The PLAAF is anticipated to continue adding the trainer to its fleet in order to replace older trainers that are now obsolete. Other nations have shown interest in the trainer, and it now also serves in the air forces of *Egypt, *Sri Lanka and *Zimbabwe. While the plane primarily serves as a trainer, it can also be used in the ground-attack role. In 2008, the point was underlined by sales like the deal with Zimbabwe for 12 K-8/JL-8 jet trainers and light attack aircraft, but a number of deals are reportedly pending with various countries. These reportedly include everything from K-8 Karakorum jets and FC-1/JF-17 fighters, to WMZ-551 wheeled APCs, artillery, and of course the usual set of small arms and ammunition deals.

One of the challenges that the July 2008 Forecast International report had discussed is the region’s economic weakness, but UPI Asia notes that China has a solution. Zambia has used its copper resources to pay China in a number of military deals, Kenya has been negotiating with China to trade fishing rights for arms, and similar deals are under discussion elsewhere. While China’s economy has cooled as a result of the global recession, long-term, secure access to the resources needed to supply its growing economy is one of the regime’s top strategic priorities. Africa is poor by policy, but the continent has rich resources of oil and key industrial metals. This Chinese arms thrust is one component of a unified strategy that bundles weapon sales and economic ties.

Other building blocks include soft-power approaches, and a key component block was added recently with the launch of a PLAN hospital ship. Few countries own dedicated hospital vessels, which can serve in quasi-diplomatic goodwill roles, or function in their traditional role as high-capacity medical support for amphibious assaults. A combination of arms sales, naval activities, and economic ties is promising, but it will also require other forms of local relationship-building and military presence, in order to give China the full range of tools for influencing African regimes.

Oddly, none of these sales, deal structures, or strategic considerations were even mentioned in a recent SIPRI analysis of China’s stepped-up deployment of peacekeeping troops. Troops whose chosen missions appear to have a strong focus on African operations.

DTN News: China's Military Power Takes 'Quantum Leap' Says Defence Minister Liang Guanglie

DTN News: China's Military Power Takes 'Quantum Leap' Says Defence Minister Liang Guanglie *Source: DTN News / Int'l Media (NSI News Source Info) BEIJING, China - September 22, 2009: China's military capability has taken a "quantum leap" thanks to a modernisation drive and its weaponry rivals that of Western countries, the nation's defence minister said in an interview Monday. The comments by Liang Guanglie came in an interview published by Xinhua news agency 10 days before China is set to roll out a range of advanced weaponry in a National Day military parade. "Our capabilities in waging defensive combat under modern conditions have taken a quantum leap," Liang was quoted as saying. Liang rattled off a list of achievements in military technology and hardware by the People's Liberation Army (PLA) including military-use satellites, advance aircraft, tanks, artillery and missiles. "It could be said that China has basically all the kinds of equipment possessed by Western countries, much of which reaches or approaches advanced world standards. "This is a very remarkable achievement which not only reflects the level of modernisation of our army, but also tremendous changes in national science and technology strength." Chinese media said earlier this month that "52 types" of new homegrown weapons would debut during the October 1 parade, and recent rehearsals through the capital have offered glimpses of the hardware, notably an array of powerful missiles. "It is no exaggeration to say that our army has a strong combat capability," Liang said. China has poured money into its armed forces in recent years in a bid to transform the once-backward PLA into a lean, professional and high-tech fighting force. China's military spending rose 15.3 percent in 2009 to 69 billion dollars, according to a budget submitted to parliament in March, the latest in a string of double-digit increases. Amid growing concern overseas about China's military intentions, Beijing stresses the defensive nature of its armed forces.

DTN News: China Sends 4 Divisions On Long-Range Exercise

DTN News: China Sends 4 Divisions On Long-Range Exercise *Source: DTN News / Int'l Media (NSI News Source Info) BEIJING, China - August 23, 2009: Four Chinese armored divisions are traveling more than 1,200 kilometers to sharpen their ability to move long distances and conduct exercises in unfamiliar territory. People's Liberation Army soldiers stand in formation during a military exercise in Beijing, China, Tuesday, July 28, 2009. China took foreign journalists on a tour of the People's Liberation Army division north of the capital Tuesday, calling it a sign the world's largest army is improving its openness and transparency. The visit comes ahead of Aug. 1, which marks the 82nd anniversary of the founding of the People's Liberation Army, which now has 2.3 million members. Dubbed Stride-2009, the two-month exercise, which began Aug. 11, involves 50,000 troops from the Shenyang, Lanzhou, Jinan and Guangzhou regions. Chinese media are calling it the People's Liberation Army's largest-ever tactical armor exercise. "We know that four divisions from four Military Regions will each travel separately by road, rail and air to four separate combined-arms training centers in distant Military Regions," said Dennis Blasko, a former U.S. Army foreign area officer specializing in China. "As with all Chinese use of superlatives, one must be careful to determine exactly what is meant by the 'largest-ever tactical military exercise.'" For example, Blasko said,the tri-service 2001 Liberation-1 amphibious exercise conducted at Dongshan Island lasted four months and involved nearly 100,000 troops. And in the Peace Mission 2007 exercise, 1,600 troops traveled over land from Xinjiang, China, to the mountainous Ural region of Russia. Another analyst said Stride-2009 appeared to be part of China's effort to test and develop its ability to mobilize its armed forces on a large scale. "No matter where it ultimately chooses to send its forces, its first step will be to concentrate them at some point of embarkation within China. That will involve movements of this type," said Thomas Kane, author of the book, "Chinese Grand Strategy and Maritime Power." Kane noted that recent years have seen an increase in internal unrest, with uprisings in Tibet and the Uighur Xinjiang region; angry protests about the response to last year's Sichuan earthquake; and public disruptions linked to a rise in unemployment. But he said these situations simply do not require 50,000 heavily armored troops. Instead, Kane linked Stride-2009 to China's attempt to mimic the C4 revolution in the U.S. military. "In my interpretation, the primary reason for deploying troops in unfamiliar levels is to test command and control procedures," he said. "I scarcely need to add that effective procedures for command, control, communications and whatever else the Pentagon has bolted onto its latest acronym for such concepts are an important part of what distinguishes forces that are effective in warfare from forces that merely look impressive on paper." Stride-2009 is at least the third large PLA exercise this summer. In July, four brigades from the Second Artillery Division had a field exercise, and in June, about 100 aircraft from the Guangzhou Military Region Air Force were involved in another large exercise, Blasko said. "However, it is noteworthy that the earlier Second Artillery and PLAAF exercises were not joint, though at least the deployment phase of Stride-2009 is," he said. "It will be interesting to see how much the PLA Air Force participates in the live-fire phases of the exercise." ■

DTN News: China TODAY August 11, 2009 ~ China Kicks Off Unprecedented Military Exercise

DTN News: China TODAY August 11, 2009 ~ China Kicks Off Unprecedented Military Exercise

*Source: DTN News / Int'l Media (NSI News Source Info) BEIJING, China - August 11, 2009: China's military on Aug. 11 launched its largest tactical military exercise, involving 50,000 heavily-armored troops in a long-distance deployment spanning thousands of kilometers, state press said. People's Liberation Army soldiers stand in formation during a military exercise in Beijing, China. China took foreign journalists on a tour of the People's Liberation Army division north of the capital, calling it a sign the world's largest army is improving its openness and transparency. The visit comes to marks the 82nd anniversary of the founding of the People's Liberation Army, which now has 2.3 million members. The live-fire maneuvers, dubbed "Stride-2009," will involve a division each from the Shenyang, Lanzhou, Jinan and Guangzhou regional military commands and will last for two months, Xinhua news agency said. "In the unprecedented exercise, one of the PLA's major objectives will be to improve its capacity of long-range projection," the report said, citing the general staff of the People's Liberation Army. "Unlike previous annual tactical exercises, the army divisions and their air units will be deployed in unfamiliar areas far from their garrison training bases by civilian rail and air transport." This means troops, tanks, vehicles and weapons systems from Shenyang in the northeast will be deployed to Lanzhou in the northwest, while similar exchanges will take place between Jinan in the east and Guangzhou in the south, it said. According to the People's Liberation Army Daily, the exercises will simulate Chinese victories in the war against Japan (1937-45) and victories against U.S. troops during the Korean War (1950-53). Following annual double-digit growth in defense spending over most of the last 20 years, China's rapidly modernizing military has kept pace with the nation's rising political and economic clout. The United States, Japan and their allies have repeatedly expressed concern about China's military build-up and what they see as a lack of transparency about the intent behind the expansion. With 2.3 million soldiers, the People's Liberation Army is the world's largest military.

DTN News: China Firmly Pursues Peaceful Development ~ Defense Minister Liang Guanglie

DTN News: China Firmly Pursues Peaceful Development ~ Defense Minister Liang Guanglie *Source: DTN News / Int'l Media

(NSI News Source Info) BEIJING, China - August 2, 2009: China will unremittingly pursue the path of peaceful development and its military will enhance cooperation with foreign armed forces in order to contribute to common development, said Defense Minister Liang Guanglie Friday. Chinese Defense Minister Liang Guanglie, who is also member of the Central Military Commission (CMC) and a state councilor, speaks at a reception to mark the 82nd founding anniversary of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) in Beijing, capital of China, July 31, 2009. "China will develop friendly cooperation with all the countries in line with the Five Principles of Peaceful Co-existence to make new contributions to building a harmonious world of lasting peace and common prosperity," said Liang at a reception at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing to mark the 82nd anniversary of the establishment of the People's Liberation Army (PLA). "Peace and development remain themes of the times, yet the world is not peaceful," said Liang, who is also a member of the Central Military Commission (CMC) of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and a state councilor. China's military would enhance exchanges and deepen cooperation with foreign armed forces to fulfil its international obligations and responsibilities, said Liang. Liang said "positive changes" in the situation across the Taiwan Straits had helped curb "Taiwan independence" forces, and the two sides have expanded and deepened exchanges and cooperation in fields of economy and culture, among others. "We will firmly hold the theme of the cross-Straits peaceful development, adhere to the one-China policy, oppose the secessionist activities of 'Taiwan independence' forces and firmly safeguard China's sovereignty and territorial integrity to continue to make due efforts for peaceful development of cross-Straits relationship," said Liang. In August 1927, the CPC armed forces led an uprising against warlords, which is regarded as the founding day of the services.

"The PLA, focusing on modernization, will keep improving its capacity to deal with crises and safeguard peace, and deterring and winning a war," said Liang. "The PLA will also prevent antagonistic forces from carrying out separatist and sabotage activities and safeguard national security and social stability," Liang said. The reception was attended by CMC members Chen Bingde, Li Jinai, Liao Xilong, Chang Wanquan, Jing Zhiyuan, Wu Shengli and Xu Qiliang, army officers in active duty and representatives of retired army officers, as well as foreign military attaches.

DTN News: China To Start Large-Scale Antiterrorism Drills June 9

DTN News: China To Start Large-Scale Antiterrorism Drills June 9

*Source: RIANOVOSTI

(NSI News Source Info) BEIJING - June 9, 2009: China will hold a weeklong large-scale exercise beginning on Wednesday to test the country's capability to combat terrorism and deal with emergency situations, Xinhua news agency reported. "The exercise will involve several areas, adopt various forms, and use various levels and sorts of antiterrorism forces," the agency cited a Chinese official as saying. The exercise, dubbed Great Wall 6, will consist of a series of specialized drills and will be carried out in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region and the Shanxi and Hebei provinces near Beijing. "The exercise will involve several areas, adopt various forms, and use various levels and sorts of antiterrorism forces," the agency cited a Chinese official as saying. Last year, China held similar antiterrorism drills called Great Wall 5 in preparation for the 2008 Olympic Games. The exercises involved emergency services, police, military police, the People's Liberation Army and the health, environmental protection, meteorology and transportation services.

How Obama Should Respond To China’s Growing Military Might

How Obama Should Respond To China’s Growing Military Might Author: Jonathan Holslag is Head of research at the Brussels Institute of Contemporary China Studies (BICCS) (NSI News Source Info) January 27, 2009: China’s new Defence White Paper confronts the fresh administration in Washington with an important strategic dilemma. It will have to choose between backing Taiwan as a regional military balancer against China, and working with China as a partner in global security affairs.In this Jan. 12, 2009 file photo, Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) soldiers parade during training at a military base in Xuchang city, central China's Henan province. China said Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2009, that its overall security situation had improved over the past year, although it remained alert to separatism in Tibet and Xinjiang and firmly opposed to U.S. arms sales to Taiwan. The second option is America’s best pick. But while showing restraint on Taiwan, it should pursue an inclusive balancing strategy that takes the interests of Asia’s other powers into account. The 2008 Defence White Paper, issued earlier this week, reiterates China’s ambition to flex its military muscle globally. China’s growing economic interests abroad have rendered it vulnerable to a wide range of security threats. Terrorists in Pakistan, pirates in the Indian Ocean, and rebels in Africa are raising the costs. In the past few years dozens of Chinese workers have been killed in violent incidents abroad. Vital economic lifelines are endangered, and Beijing knows that it should no longer count on an overstretched superpower to protect them. The free ride is over. It doesn’t come as a surprise that the paper highlights the capability to deploy warships in “distant waters” or to engage its Air Force in long-range “strategic projection operations.” The recent decision to dispatch three vessels in the Gulf of Aden was an important milestone. Also in the coming years, China will continue to modernise its armed forces in order to take over a part of America’s role as defender of global goods. For the US, this forms an opportunity rather than a threat. The combat against terrorism, stability in Africa, the build-up of Afghanistan, maritime security … these shared interests are strong enough to bend China’s security ambitions into joint efforts. Both China and the US have showed their willingness to explore such synergy. The Pentagon invited the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) to observe its Cobra Gold exercises in Southeast Asia. It even encouraged China to participate to the UN-backed patrolling in the Gulf of Aden. The Chinese Ministry of Defence confirmed its interest in more international cooperation during last year’s Strategic Dialogue Meeting in Beijing.Yet, Beijing feels uncomfortable with America reaching out one hand, while supporting its archenemy with the other. As long as Washington continues to support Taiwan as an unsinkable aircraft carrier, it shouldn’t expect that Beijing is going to turn its military go-global strategy into a cooperative one. Obama’s team should therefore continue Defence Secretary Gates’ policy of restraint, and give a clear signal to Beijing that it will not supply major arms systems to Taiwan as long as long as relations across the Straits continue to improve. At the same time, Washington needs to be sensitive to concerns of countries like Australia, Japan and India. They might see closer cooperation with China at the expense of their strategic interests. Inclusive balancing is the way out. Engaging Asia should not be a choice between with or against China. Washington needs to engage all four regional powers simultaneously. At the tactical level, Washington could propose a joint searchand- rescue operation with China, Australia, India, and Japan in the Pacific Ocean, as well as annually rotating manoeuvres on land, and closer cooperation in the framework of – guess who’s missing here - UN Peacekeeping Operations. An A-5 annual summit, preferably in the framework of the Asian Regional Forum (ARF), should boost coordination at the strategic level.Sustained US leadership in Asia requires converting aspirations into cooperation, while at the same time maintaining the checks-and-balances between the regional powers.