China has not scaled down troop deployment on Indian border, US says

Indian and Chinese soldiers greet each other along the Line of Actual Control near the Karakoram pass in Ladakh on 31 October 2024 - (AP)

China has not scaled down its military presence on the border with India despite Beijing and New Delhi achieving a breakthrough in talks to resolve a standoff that began five years ago, the US said.

In a report to Congress, titled “Military and Security Developments Involving the People’s Republic of China 2024”, the Pentagon said the People’s Liberation Army “has not drawn down its positions or troop numbers since the 2020 clash” with Indian troops in eastern Ladakh and has developed infrastructure to maintain brigade deployments.