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China`s People`s Liberation Army (PLA) has developed and deployed a new type of non-metallic patrol boat on the Pangong lake that falls between Ladakh in India and Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR) to strengthen its border forces. It has also built a surveillance camera network and is planning to deploy a satellite early-warning monitoring system in some border areas, state media reports said.It was near the strategic Pangong lake, located at a height of more than 4,250 metres near the disputed border between the two countries, that Indian and Chinese soldiers clashed last August over allegations of territorial intrusions. The area has a history of confrontation between border troops of the two countries.Last year`s incident occurred in the midst of the military standoff in Doklam near the Sikkim border. The deployment of new patrol boats is part of PLA`s larger plan of strengthening its border outposts. At Pangong Lake, which at an altitude of 4,250 metres is divided between Southwest China`s TAR and India, the PLA has put a new patrol boat into use, made of non-metallic materials. The craft has a top speed of 40 kilometres per hour and can resist ice collisions, the Beijing Evening News said in a report. The new report said the PLA was plugging gaps in its management and monitoring of border areas, especially areas with extreme climate and hostile terrain.
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