Chinese leader Xi Jinping visited the Western Theatre Command headquarters in China's Sichuan province on Monday. The Western Theatre Command is responsible for securing China's boundaries with India, Myanmar, Laos and Vietnam.

China's Xi examines Western Theatre Command with focus on 'air defence'

China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) has reportedly stationed advanced rocket launchers above 17,000 feet in the western theatre command. PLA has also installed an artillery bridge along the area overseeing the Indo-China border, as reported by Chinese army’s official newspaper on Monday.

China's PLA has deployed advanced rocket launchers in western theatre command: Report

State-run media quoted a military expert as saying on Tuesday that the upgrade was being done to “confront any threat from India”.

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