China has installed weather observation station near its border with India in Tibet, to support its army in the event of a live fire conflict with India. Beijing plans to set up more such facilities in future in the plateau bordering India.
The station along the Indian border is situated at Yumai township under Lhunze county of Shannan Prefecture in Tibet and could provide data to help with transportation and communication in national defence. It could also offer support during regional live-fire conflicts.
The station will provide strong meteorological support for China’s defence and further promote border development as well as military-civilian integration, according to a statement on the official website of the Tibet weather bureau.
Regional weather is an important factor that could influence the take-off and landing of aircraft and the launch of missiles during a battle. A small weather observation station could provide such information, military expert Song Zhongping told Global Times on Monday.
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India and China, who fought a war in 1962, were locked in over a two-month military stand-off last year near their border with Sikkim, which straddles Tibet.
“The station can observe six factors – air temperature, air pressure, wind speed, wind direction, humidity and precipitation – with more accuracy than before,” said Tashi Norbu, a technician in charge of the station.
With nine households and 32 residents, Yumai is China’s smallest township in terms of population. It is located in the southern foothills of the Himalayas and affected by the monsoon climate of the Indian Ocean.
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