China holds live-fire military drills near India border

Chinese army discharges multiple long-range rockets at an altitude of 15,000ft

The Chinese army test-fired a barrage of long-range rocket artillery near India’s eastern territory just days after it was reported that soldiers from both countries came to blows along their disputed border.

The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) carried out high-altitude plateau region tactical drills at a height of 15,000ft and in temperatures as low as -20C.

China’s state-run Global Times newspaper claimed the drills took place on Sunday in the Zangnan area, located in the southern part of southwest China’s Xizang Autonomous Region, also known as Tibet.