China started the first bullet train near the Indian border in Tibet, India's tension in Arunachal increased!
Jun 25, 2021 5:10 PM
New Delhi, June 25: China has taken a big step towards gaining a strategic edge over India by running the first bullet train in the Tibet region of the Himalayas, which is considered strategically important. China has started a bullet train between the capital of Tibet, Lhasa, and Nyingchi, which is adjacent to the border of Arunachal Pradesh. (Photo Credit- People's Daily)
bullet train in tibet
According to the Chinese government media Global Times, this project has been developed under the Sichuan-Tibet Railway and this bullet train has been started before the 100th anniversary of the Communist Party of China on July 1. This bullet train will cover a distance of 435.5 km between Lhasa and Nyingchi stations. According to the report, the first electric train in the Tibet Autonomous Region opened on Friday morning and it will connect Lhasa to Nyingchi and it is a fuxing bullet train, which has officially started operation.
What did the Chinese Railways say
China's National Railway Corporation, or CNRG, said that the commencement of bullet train operations and the opening of traffic are extremely important to strengthen connectivity and exchanges between Tibet and other provinces and regions of China, and to maintain ethnic unity. This is an important step to strengthen the stability in the border areas as well as promote the development of rural areas.
Bullet train will pass through the plateau
The bullet train launched by China in Tibet will pass through the southeast of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, which has the status of being one of the most geologically active regions in the world. The Sichuan-Tibet Railway is the second railway project in Tibet after Qinghai-Tibet. Last year, Chinese President Xi Jinping ordered the authorities to start the work of a railway project connecting Sichuan province and Nyingchi in Tibet very quickly. The Chinese President had described this rail project as an important step in bringing stability to China's border area.
The specialty of this bullet train of China
According to the Global Times report, the Sichuan-Tibet rail route will start from Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan province, and enter Tibet and through Tibet, this railroad will go to Chamdo. After the introduction of this bullet train, now the distance from Chenkdu to Lhasa, which was earlier covered in 48 hours, will now be covered in just 13 hours. Let us tell you that Nyingchi is a city located in Medog province, which is adjacent to the border of the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh.
Earlier, China had described Arunachal Pradesh, an integral part of India, as part of South Tibet, which was rejected outright by India. Let us tell you that the 3 thousand 488 km long Line of Actual Control is involved in the India-China border dispute, which we call LAC in common language. Qian Fek, director of the Research Department of the National Strategy Institute of Xinhua University of China, has told the Global Times that 'if a dispute-like situation arises on the India-China border or an environment of crisis is created, then through this railway, China It will go a long way in delivering strategic content to the Indian Railways. In such a situation, the challenge for India has increased strategically near Tibet on the border with Arunachal Pradesh.
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