NEW DELHI: A video showing Chinese soldiers crying as they head to the disputed border with India has gone viral on social media. In the viral video, young Chinese army recruits can be seen crying and singing a Chinese military song called ‘Green Flowers in the Army’.
The video indicates that the PLA troops who are being sent to Ladakh to fuel China’s misadventures are not very happy with their government’s decision. The images show young PLA recruits in a tense situation, as they possibly fear the power of the Indian army.
According to Taiwan News, the images were initially posted on Fuyang City Weekly’s WeChat page before they were removed, and the original video showed that the 10 new recruits were from the Yingzhou District of Fuyang City in China’s Anhui Province.
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炮灰 们 哭 的 稀里哗啦！pic.twitter.com/wHLMqFeKIa– 自由 的 鐘聲 (@waynescene) September 20, 2020
All of the young recruits were reportedly university students, while around five of them had “volunteered to serve in Tibet” on the border with Ladakh. The alleged video was filmed near the Fuyang train station as troops were heading to a military camp in Hebei province, according to the Taiwan News report.
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Taiwanese media attacked the Chinese military after the video went viral, hinting that the emotional outburst was a sign of fear.
However, the Chinese state media house Global Times has countered the accusation, claiming that the video was filmed when the soldiers had said goodbye to their families.
China is currently locked in a military showdown with Taiwan, as is India in Ladakh. The tension on the Line of Royal Control (LAC) has persisted for months despite conversations on multiple levels.
Violent clashes in Ladakh’s Galwan Valley on June 15 led to both sides losing soldiers. Warning shots were also fired recently, after a lapse of decades.
With the Indian army and border security forces giving the Chinese side a taste of their own medicine, panicked Beijing is increasing its troop deployment along the international border.
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