According to public information, the Qinghai-Tibet Railway runs 12 pairs of passenger and freight trains every day, and besides 3 pairs of passenger cars, it can pass 9 pairs of freight cars. From July 2006 to May 2007, the Qinghai-Tibet Railway transported 2.08 million tons of goods, with an average of 6,600 tons per day. According to the above figures, it can be calculated that if the Qinghai-Tibet Railway carries out one-way intensive transportation, it can transport up to 63,000 tons of materials to Tibet in one week, which is enough to ensure the continuous operation of our five mountain brigades. In other words, after the opening of the Qinghai-Tibet Railway, India can no longer threaten our troops to retreat by means of war of attrition.
The Qinghai-Tibet Railway focuses on defense, and Shiquanhe Airport is preparing to attack. The airport is located in shiquanhe town, Ali, Tibet, with a runway of 4,500m, which can take off and land Su -27, H -6, Yun -8 and other air force combat and support aircraft. The whole of northern India is within the radius of Shiquanhe Airport 1000 km, which means it is completely within the strike range of our air force aviation. After the completion of Shiquanhe Airport, India will worry that its military and civilian facilities in the north will be attacked by our air force when they are provoked in the future, and China's main economic and military targets are outside the scope of India's attack, so it is completely different for Indian troops to retaliate.
In the preparation of weapons and equipment, our air force aircraft and army armored vehicles all require plateau combat capability. For example, several armored vehicles of the Army mostly use air-cooled diesel engines, which specially strengthen the supercharging function to counter the engine power drop caused by thin air on the plateau and avoid the lack of mobility of armored vehicles on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. Our army has also deployed multifunctional field engineering vehicles specially used for mountain operations in Tibet.
The Su -27 of the Air Force has been reported many times for its ability to take off and land on the plateau, and the relevant personnel even won the first prize of scientific and technological progress in the army. In fact, the height of 4000 meters is very common for fighters. As long as the taxiing length is enough and the taxiing speed is faster, it is not difficult to take off. The reason why the Su -27 imported from China before could not take off on the plateau was that the original avionics system of the aircraft prohibited lowering the landing gear below1500m, so it could be solved by changing the electronic plug-in board, with no difficulty at all. Therefore, when it applied for the military scientific and technological progress award, it came from a combat port, not a research port.
The deployment of our troops is also part of the strategic deterrent to India. In the eastern and western sections of the Sino-Indian border, our army deployed 13 frontier defense regiment, 52 mountain infantry brigades were responsible for offensive operations in the mountainous jungle in southern Tibet, 53 mountain infantry brigades were responsible for offensive operations in the western border plateau area, and 149 division of 13 army (eastern section) and 2 1 army (western section) were responsible for offensive operations.
In order to ensure the combat effectiveness of mainland troops entering Tibet, our army has developed special equipment such as individual oxygen masks and special plateau food to avoid large-scale altitude sickness and altitude sickness among officers and men of the army, and to ensure that the support troops can be deployed quickly to form combat effectiveness. Although this is unremarkable, it actually improves our army's deterrent ability to India.
These are specific deployments for India. In other respects, the progress of our army has also affected China's strategic posture towards India and strengthened the means of the game between China and India.
For example, India and Pakistan are competing to develop ballistic missiles, and its Agni -3 long-range ballistic missile just covers China's Beijing and Shanghai, which is threatening China not to get involved in his war with Pakistan. Our army's ballistic missile interception technology has made great progress and successfully conducted interception tests for many times. At present, its level is second only to that of the United States (Israel is developed from American technology). If our army deploys the Hongqi -9 air defense missile in Tibet, it can intercept the ballistic missile launched by India, thus reducing India's threat to us.
In short, our army is fully prepared for the war against India, and the military deployment in Tibet has both offensive and defensive capabilities. Once the war breaks out, it can spread to India immediately. With the support of the big backer, our border guards did not move during the patrol, and many border conflicts prevailed, but there was no public report in China.
In addition to its internal military reserve, China has also strengthened its diplomatic support and assistance to Indian neighboring countries, such as Pakistan, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Sri Lanka and other countries have received military assistance from China.
Look at Sri Lanka first. This small country is located at the southern tip of half the island of India. Geographically, it has strong control over the Bay of Bengal and the North Indian Ocean, and can also effectively contain the Indian navy. Especially when cooperating with the military bases in Myanmar, it can effectively cut off the links between the Andaman-Nicobar Islands in India and the mainland and undermine India's control over the Bay of Bengal.
China's military assistance to Sri Lanka is mainly weapons export, with ground equipment accounting for the majority, such as 8 1 automatic rifle, 63 armored transport vehicle, WZ55 1 six-wheeled armored transport vehicle; The Sri Lankan Air Force is equipped with several K-8 primary trainers, J -5 intermediate trainers, J-7 fighter jets and Yun -8 medium transport aircraft, while the Navy has purchased Type 037 hunting submarines.
Although Sri Lanka imported many weapons from China, it was deeply influenced by India. The Tamil Tigers in Sri Lanka have some connections with people in Tamil state of India, which is used as an excuse for India to send troops to participate in the civil war in Sri Lanka. After all, Sri Lanka is close to India, and our support is beyond our reach. Therefore, our assistance to Sri Lanka is mainly to improve the relations between the two countries and prevent it from falling completely to India, and we have little participation in China's specific containment actions.
Bangladesh was once a part of Pakistan. It was occupied by Indian troops in the third Middle East War and became independent from Pakistan. Because the country is rich and poor, and its territory is surrounded by India, we can't expect him to make any contribution. We can only sell rifles and armored vehicles at low prices to win him to India.
Myanmar is our important military cooperation partner in Southeast Asia. Due to historical reasons, Myanmar has been rejected by the western-led international community, and its domestic military government is constantly threatened by the Democrats supported by the United States. Maintaining the stability of state power requires seeking China's support, so China-Myanmar relations are relatively good.
Our military cooperation with Myanmar includes arms sales, the establishment of military bases, supporting agents and other aspects, and the level and scale far exceed the cooperation with Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. Face to face, because Myanmar is poor and backward, most of the weapons we sell are some army guns and armored vehicles, in addition to some complex naval and air force equipment such as Qiang -5 attack aircraft, Shanghai-class and Hainan-class patrol boats.
Although China has always claimed that our military policy is defensive and never pursues overseas military bases, in fact, China has already started to build small and medium-sized military bases in the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean. These bases are mainly used for satellite observation, radio reconnaissance and ship supply, and are usually built around countries or military bases of interest to China. For example, China's satellite observatory in Kiribati is located around the United States Western Pacific missile range.
China's military bases in the Bay of Bengal include 17 islands in the Cocoa Islands of Myanmar. On these islands, China's satellite observation station, radar station, radio monitoring station and naval base have been built. In addition, a radar station and naval base have also been established on the Cambodian island of Kukmo. These bases can monitor the radio communication between Indian troops in the Bay of Bengal and the northeast of the mainland, monitor the activities of Indian planes over the Bay of Bengal, and provide logistical support for our ships (especially submarines) entering the Bay of Bengal.
At present, the Burmese military government cannot effectively control all the territory, and there are still many guerrillas in its territory; Some of these guerrillas are supported by our country, and sometimes they will take some actions at the request of our country to cooperate with our diplomatic and military actions. The courageous allied forces of the China autonomous regime in northern Myanmar are directly a small People's Liberation Army, with a green military uniform, a small Mazar, a big slogan and a red banner, just like our army.
Pakistan is China's most important military cooperation partner, and its importance is still higher than that of North Korea. At the same time, the level and scale of China-Pakistan military cooperation is also the highest, far exceeding other partners.
In terms of arms trade, the Pakistani Army has purchased Type 59 and Type 80 main battle tanks from China, and the two sides have jointly developed MBT- 2000 main battle tank on the basis of 88C tank. Pakistan Air Force has purchased J -6, J -7 fighters and J -5 attack aircraft, jointly developed FC- 1 Xiaolong fighter, and is discussing the purchase of J-10 fighter. Pakistan Navy purchased four F-22P missile frigates; As for the more concealed radar and communication equipment, it is unknown, but I believe there will be no shortage.
In order to prevent India from controlling the whole of South Asia, China has been giving various kinds of support to Pakistan in the past decades. The opening of the China-Pakistan Highway has opened a wartime lifeline for Pakistan, enabling China's aid materials to flow into Pakistan without worrying about India blocking Pakistan's shipping.
In the third India-Pakistan war, Dongba was occupied, and Indian troops stormed Lahore, a major Pakistani town in the western section, which was about to break through Pakistan's defense lines. Our government issued an ultimatum to India, demanding an immediate ceasefire, or the China government reserved the right to take all measures. It is this statement that forced the Indian government to give up the idea of completely solving the India-Pakistan issue by force and saved our biggest ally Pakistan; This statement also caused great repercussions in Saudi Arabia, which changed the view of the old king of Saudi Arabia on China, and opened a precedent for China to export Dongfeng -3 long-range ballistic missiles worth $3.6 billion to Saudi Arabia more than ten years later.
China and Pakistan not only cooperate closely in strategy, but also actively cooperate in tactics. The western end of the Sino-Indian border is close to the disputed area of India, Pakistan and Kashmir, and the border line just passes at the foot of the Himalayas. Our territory is several kilometers higher than India. Therefore, our army deployed long-range air search radar and three-coordinate guidance radar to the border to command and monitor the airspace within hundreds of kilometers of the Indian border. Once the Indian plane is found, the Pakistani military will be informed in time to guide them to take off and intercept. Therefore, although the Indian army tried every means to suppress and destroy Pakistan's air defense radar network, the Pakistan Air Force always intercepted Indian aircraft in time.
Although China rarely announces and recognizes our military's cooperation with foreign countries for diplomatic reasons, it does not mean that our army is only beaten and does not fight back, let alone that our government is a sheep and only eats grass. The strategic layout of the country has not been relaxed for a moment.