The Chinese order of battle in the 2020–2021 China–India skirmishes.
CCP General Secretary and CMC Chairman | Xi Jinping [1] |
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Commander of the Western Theater Command | Zhao Zongqi [1] (Until Dec 2020) [2] |
Deputy Commander of the Western Theater Command | Wang Qiang [1] |
Theatre Command HQ | Chengdu [3] |
Ground Forces, HQ | Lanzhou, Gansu [3] |
Prior deployment in Eastern Ladakh included 362nd and 363rd Border Defence Regiments. Companies from 362nd were stationed at Khurnak Fort and Spanggur Tso. [4] [5] 363rd have companies at Kongka La near Gogra/Hot Springs.A patrol boat squadron is deployed on Pangong Tso. 362nd and 363rd occupied pickets as the skirmishes progressed. [6]
In April 2020, the 4th (Highland) Motorised Infantry and 6th (Highland) Mechanised Infantry Divisions of the Western Theatre Command took part in pre-planned annual exercises in the Gobi desert and Aksai Chin. Following this the divisions moved towards the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh. [7] [8] The divisions stayed in eastern Ladakh from May 2020 to February 2021 following which they rotated with the 8th and the 11th Motorised Divisions. [7] A total of 90% of China's deployment in Ladakh is rotated. [9] Amidst the standoff, military in Xinjiang has undergone modernisation. [2]
The Chinese order of battle in the 2020–2021 China–India skirmishes.
CCP General Secretary and CMC Chairman | Xi Jinping [1] |
---|---|
Commander of the Western Theater Command | Zhao Zongqi [1] (Until Dec 2020) [2] |
Deputy Commander of the Western Theater Command | Wang Qiang [1] |
Theatre Command HQ | Chengdu [3] |
Ground Forces, HQ | Lanzhou, Gansu [3] |
Prior deployment in Eastern Ladakh included 362nd and 363rd Border Defence Regiments. Companies from 362nd were stationed at Khurnak Fort and Spanggur Tso. [4] [5] 363rd have companies at Kongka La near Gogra/Hot Springs.A patrol boat squadron is deployed on Pangong Tso. 362nd and 363rd occupied pickets as the skirmishes progressed. [6]
In April 2020, the 4th (Highland) Motorised Infantry and 6th (Highland) Mechanised Infantry Divisions of the Western Theatre Command took part in pre-planned annual exercises in the Gobi desert and Aksai Chin. Following this the divisions moved towards the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh. [7] [8] The divisions stayed in eastern Ladakh from May 2020 to February 2021 following which they rotated with the 8th and the 11th Motorised Divisions. [7] A total of 90% of China's deployment in Ladakh is rotated. [9] Amidst the standoff, military in Xinjiang has undergone modernisation. [2]