23 Sep 2020

“India only needs 50,000 soldiers to maintain the Line of Actual Control, but now, instead of withdrawing troops before the winter comes, India has added 100,000 more soldiers in Ladakh. India has doubled or tripled its troops near the Line of Actual Control; they are mostly stationed within 50km (31 miles) of Chinese territory, and they could easily cross into China in a few hours.”

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Wang Hongguang

   Military

Retired Chinese lieutenant general - Former deputy commander of the Nanjing Military Region, now part of the Eastern Theatre Command

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China - India border dispute

Soldiers on the India - China border