PLA to replace soldiers with robots in Tibet border areas with India
Frame: CCTV
The People's Liberation Army of China (PLA) will send more than 200 robots to the border regions of Tibet to replace ordinary soldiers. Reported by the Daily Mail.
The robots will be used to work in the highlands on the border with India. It is difficult for soldiers to carry out security tasks in the frosty thin mountain air, so the PLA leadership decided to partially replace the personnel with guided robots.
According to the newspaper, we are talking about the Mule-200 and Sharp Claws models. They can carry supplies and are equipped with small arms. In addition to them, the PLA sent 150 Lynx all-terrain vehicles to Tibet, which can be converted for various tasks, such as transporting goods or conducting artillery fire using a howitzer or jet fire systems installed on a vehicle.
On December 12, the chief of the Indian defense staff, General Bipin Rawat, said that China has become the biggest threat to India's security. He stressed that against the backdrop of existing security challenges, the state must reorganize its armed forces along its northern borders.
Earlier it became known that New Delhi has placed the latest weapons acquired from the United States on the Tawang plateau, bordering Chinese Tibet. According to media reports, American-made Chinook helicopters, M-777 ultralight howitzers and SIG Sauer 716 assault rifles are being deployed to the area. It is assumed that all of this is deliberately placed near the Chinese borders to intimidate Beijing.
The Indo-Chinese conflict in East Ladakh escalated in May 2020, when bloody clashes broke out between border guards of both countries. The border conflict, caused by the lack of a clear demarcation line, has continued since the 1950s. China does not recognize the so-called McMahon Line, which defined the border between Tibet and Indian dominions. Both sides declare the illegal occupation of their lands.
