China has started building a new strategic railway line in central Tibet, claiming it is meant to improve transportation. However, the project is expected to significantly boost China’s capacity to move troops and military equipment swiftly to regions near the Indian border. Chinese President Xi Jinping
A Tibetan expert has warned India to stay alert about China’s growing activities across the Line of Actual Control (LAC). China has already been very active in building infrastructure on its side of the border near the Arunachal Pradesh sector. Now, it has also started laying a new railway line in the western part of the LAC, an area considered highly sensitive from a strategic and security point of view. Officially, the Chinese government under Xi Jinping says the project is part of its