State media aired footage of troops boarding civilian planes to get from Hubei province to the unspecified location thousands of kilometres away. Photo: Weibo
SCMP: China mobilises thousands of troops, armoured vehicles near border with India
Soldiers and equipment transported from central province of Hubei to an unspecified location in northwest, according to state media
Footage of drill aired the same day top generals from the two sides held talks in a bid to defuse stand-off that began in early May
China has mobilised thousands of paratroopers, armoured vehicles and equipment in a military drill, saying they could be deployed “within hours” to the border with India in the Himalayas, where tensions have again flared.
The soldiers and armoured vehicles were transported from the central province of Hubei to an unspecified location in China’s northwest plateau, thousands of kilometres away, in “just a few hours”, according to state media reports over the weekend.
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