The Chinese media, Global Times, aligned with the ruling Communist Party, reported: “While for India, conspiring with the exiled Tibetans and playing the Tibet card is just shooting its own foot, as economic power and military force China’s are much larger than India’s. ” said the analyst.
In a sense, China has dared with its economic and military might and has tried to send India a message on the issue of “collusion with the Tibetan leadership in exile.”
“The latest China-India border clash has highlighted an Indian force unit, made up of exiled Tibetans who, according to some Indian media, formed an” elite unit “and played a” major role “in the latest clash triggered. for the provocative actions of India, “Global Times said in a report.
“However, according to Chinese analysts, this so-called Special Border Force (SFF), numbering at most 1,000, was far from ‘elite’ and was only used by the Indian army as cannon fodder in the border confrontation,” he said. The report. .
According to the report, Qian Feng, director of the research department of the National Institute of Strategy at Tsinghua University, told the Global Times that the Indian army deployed the unit of exiled Tibetans to carry out the preventive actions, but according to Indian media , the action resulted in the death and injury of another commander, fully reflecting the insufficient preparations of the Indian forces.
“A death and the injuries of another commander in this nonwar military action showed that the SFF was not so ‘special’ and far from elite. They were only used by the Indian army as cannon fodder,” Qian said.
The SFF was first formed with US support in the 1960s, as exiled Tibetans had high-altitude combat capabilities. They were later used by India to spy on Chinese military personnel, according to Qian.
“At present, the importance of the SFF has decreased significantly in the Indian army and it no longer plays an important role. The number of the unit has also been drastically reduced, and at present the unit has at most 1,000 descendants of Tibetans. exiles, “he said. .
“The Indian military does not trust foreign soldiers, so most ethnic Tibetans had very low status in the military. Becoming a member of the unit was just their means of earning a living,” Qian said, according to Global Times.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Hua Chunying said: “We firmly oppose any country that provides convenience in any form for the separatist activities of the” secessionist “forces of Tibet.
According to the Global Times, analysts said that the Tibetan “government-in-exile” has faded into obscurity and is unable to make waves internationally. He only used the China-India border clashes as an opportunity to get a little attention.
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