NEW DELHI – China is flexing its military muscles in the Tibet AutonomousRegion near the Line of Actual Control.It increased its air defencecapability along the LAC in February.

Defence expert PK Sehgal sees the Chinese action as a massive psychologicalwarfare on India, India today has reported.

China is flexing its military muscles in the Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR)near the Line of Actual Control (LAC) by deploying massive number offighter jets and troops.

According to a recent intel report seen by India Today, the People’sLiberation Army (PLA) has deployed 13 more Mi-17 helicopters, which hasboth transport and gunship versions, and 10 fighter jets in Hoping, 22copters and 11 fighter aircraft in Gangga.

The Lhasa Gonggar Airport is the largest airport in Tibet supporting thecapital city of Lhasa. The recent Chinese action clearly show that China isenhancing the fighting capability of its air force in Tibet.

The PLA has deployed eight Shenyang J-11 and nine Chengdu J-7 fighter jetsat Kashi airfield, 39 fighter jets in Hatan, eight copters at Sule helibasein Tibet and nine Xian JH-7 fighter aircraft, three J-11s, four J-7s andtwo Shenyang J-8s combat planes and five Shaanxi Y-8 transport planes atDingxin airfield.

Besides, Beijing has constructed seven hangars at Pangta airfield. Besidesthe six fully operational dual-use airbases facing India at Lhasa Gonggar,Nyingchi, Qamdo, Hoping, Ngari Gunsa and Shigatse, the PLA has builtanother nine in TAR.

China is also using its BeiDou Navigation Satellite System near Brutse, inAksai Chin, 10 km from LAC to watch Indian security forces. China plans toincrease the number of satellites under the BeiDou Navigation SatelliteSystem from 30 to 35 by the end of 2020, sources said.