China confirms details of new tech improved PLA living conditions at border
The details shared by the military officer also indicated that the Communist Party of China (CPC)-headed government is looking at a long haul.
China has made high-tech arrangements for People’s Liberation Army (PLA) frontline soldiers posted at high altitudes to promote the troops’ preparation for war, the defence ministry said on Thursday. Defence ministry spokesperson Colonel Wu Qian shared details about the new logistical arrangements for PLA border troops without naming India but the message is clear as it comes in the backdrop of the months-long border conflict with India in eastern Ladakh. The details shared by the military officer also indicated that the Communist Party of China (CPC)-headed government is looking at a long haul in border areas. Wu was responding to a question at the monthly but restricted defence ministry briefing on Chinese media reports, which said that the PLA was using high-tech means to improve the training and living conditions of officers and men deployed for frontier defence at high altitudes. “Recently, the Logistics Support Department of the Central Military Commission (China’s highest military …