Chinese President Xi Jinping has sent a letter of encouragement to a PLA unit stationed in Tibet on the China-India border, praising the troops for their “great job” over the past five years.
Unit 77656 – which was named a “model plateau battalion” in 2016 for its “outstanding performance in safeguarding borders” – is based at one of the points of contention in China’s sometimes deadly stand-off with India. Xi was responding to an update on its activities over the past five years sent by the unit.
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