China-India first-line troops "disengaged" experts explain how to resolve the 5,000-meter plateau confrontation
[Global Times-Global Network Reporter Guo Yuandan] On July 1, the Global Times reporter learned from Chinese border guard sources that China and India unanimously agreed to organize first-line troops to "disengage" in batches and take effective measures. To promote the cooling of the situation in the border areas.
Qian Feng, director of the Research Department of the National Strategy Research Institute of Tsinghua University, told the Global Times on the 1st that this was a positive sign that the tension on the border after the bloody incident caused by the conflict between Chinese and Indian officers and soldiers on June 15th was tending to ease.
The conflict between China and India in the Gallevan Valley started this spring. China has sovereignty over the Gallevan Valley area. In April, the Indian border defense forces unilaterally built facilities in the area. In the early hours of May 6, the Indian border guards crossed the line and entered the Chinese territory to construct barriers, blocking the normal patrol of the Chinese border guards, and attempting to unilaterally change the status of border control. On the evening of June 15, the conflict escalated, and there was a fierce physical conflict between the officers and soldiers of China and India, resulting in casualties. On June 24, Wu Qian, a spokesman for the Ministry of National Defense of China, said, "On the evening of June 15, the Indian front-line frontier troops openly violated the consensus reached by the two sides and turned against each other. They crossed the actual control line again and deliberately provoked China. The Chinese officers and soldiers are on the spot. During the negotiations, he was suddenly violently attacked by the Indian side. This triggered fierce physical conflict between the officers and soldiers of both sides, causing casualties."
During this period, China and India unanimously agreed to take practical measures to ease the situation in the border areas, which is manifested in three military-level talks held within a month. On June 6, the border guards of China and India held their first military-level meeting. On the 22nd, the seventh day of the conflict between the two sides, the second military-level meeting was held. On June 30, the Sino-Indian border defense forces held the third round of military-level talks. The two sides agreed to organize the frontline troops to "disengage" in batches and take effective measures to promote the cooling of the situation in the border areas. Sources of the Chinese border guards told the Global Times that the military-level talks fully demonstrated the common willingness of both parties to ease the tension on the front line and avoid further escalation.
According to the Hindustan Times report on June 30, the Indian army has deployed six T-90 main battle tanks and shoulder-mounted anti-aircraft missile systems in the Galle Valley. In addition, Indian media reported that India has continued to The region has added troops and currently has deployed more than 36,000 people.
Qian Feng said that after the conflict on June 15th, although the two sides quickly held a second military-level meeting, in fact, the current military confrontation did not cool down, and India is constantly adding troops and equipment to the border area. The capacity of the battlefield in the area near the Gallevan Valley is very limited, and hoarding so many troops in such a small area can only further increase the tension in the border area. "The third military-level talks reached the first batch of troops organized in batches
The'disengagement' consensus shows the determination of the two military forces to resolve their differences through peaceful negotiations and cool the current situation. This is also a manifestation of the will of the two governments to avoid further escalation of conflict. "
In fact, during the first military command meeting between China and India on June 6, the two sides agreed to agree on the withdrawal of troops in batches through the local commander meeting, but did not expect that the emergency on June 15 would break the consensus and the situation Suddenly nervous. So will the consensus at the third military commander's level talks make things finally settled? In this regard, Qian Feng said, "Since the incident of confrontation, the high-level Chinese and Indian intentions to control tensions and maintain peace and stability at the border have been consistent, which is why the border guards of the two countries have opened the rank of commander many times in the history of so many years. The root cause of the talks. In addition, there may be an objective factor that must be considered. The Gallevan region is located on a plateau with an average altitude of more than 5,000 meters above sea level. The high cold and lack of oxygen. Once it continues to drag on, it will be more difficult for the local people to be stationed after September. Stay. Therefore, the long-term presence and confrontation of the troops of both sides is also unrealistic. In view of these circumstances, the two countries hope to resolve the dispute peacefully as soon as possible, politically and militarily, rather than prolonging it for a long time.
As to whether there will be another incident like June 15th, Qian Feng said that this is also the reason why China has repeatedly emphasized that India should go against the Chinese side and strictly control the front-line troops. If the officers and soldiers of the front-line troops are emotionally affected by the conflict, and unexpected incidents occur again, not only will the peace talks process be disrupted, but it may also fuel the situation on the ground, and a situation that neither party wants to see.
Qian Feng believes that from a military perspective, it takes a process for both parties to organize the disengagement of front-line troops in batches. On the one hand, the forces of both sides need time to observe whether the other party complies with the consensus, and then gradually withdraw the additional troops to the border area based on the assessment to ensure that the border area returns to peace. On the other hand, the additional troops and equipment sent by both parties were stationed in batches in batches over the past month, and now even if they are rebuilt one after another, "this will take some time."