Franz-Stefan Gady, The Diplomat: China Tests New Tank in Tibet
A new Chinese light main battle tank has purportedly been tested on the Tibetan Plateau.
The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) has tested a new tank on the Tibetan Plateau in western China, the Chinese Ministry of Defense announced on June 29.
“Recently, a new-type of tank has undertaken trials on the Tibet Plateau. The trials were aimed to test the tank’s performance and are not targeted at any country,” PLA spokesman Colonel Wu Qian said during a regular press briefing at the Ministry of Defense (MoD) on June 29.
The statement came in response to a (prepared) question about U.S. media reports of a new-type of 35-ton light main battle tank (MBT) that was seen during a recent military exercise conducted by a mechanized infantry brigade of PLA Tibet Military Command on the Tibet Plateau.
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Update: China confirms conducting trials of new light battle tank in Tibet (Jane`s 360)
WNU Editor: India believes this tank is primarily directed at them .... China tests new tanks on Tibet plateau with an eye on India (Hindustan Times).
