China using machine guns to train troops in Tibet: Report

File photo of Tibetan monks during a protest rally in Siliguri. Pic/AFP

As per media reports, the Peoples Liberation Army (PLA) of China is using heavy machine guns, a rocket launcher and mortar bombs to train troops in the Tibet region.

In the hinterland of the plateau, a certain brigade of the Tibet Military Region is training troops, South China Morning Post reported. Officers and soldiers have crossed the muddy mountains to reach the target area, it said.

They utilised weapons such as heavy machine guns, bazookas, and mortars for the battle scenario training.

More than 10,000 China, Russia soldiers will attend the joint drill in Ningxia, it was reported.

The announcement from Beijing comes amid deteriorating relations between both countries and the US. The exercise, scheduled for early August, will ‘consolidate cooperation' and ‘maintain regional peace'.

Chinese Defence Ministry spokesman Wu Qian said on Thursday that the exercise in China's Ningxia Hui autonomous region would take place in early August.

The move comes as both countries face a deteriorating relationship with the US.

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