China sent martial artists to LAC before deadly clash: Report
Mountain climbers and martial arts fighters were deployed before border clash with India, state media report.
China reinforced its troops near the Indian border with mountain climbers and martial arts fighters shortly before a deadly clash this month, state media reported.
Tensions in the mountainous border terrain are common between the two nuclear-armed neighbours, but this month's fighting was their deadliest encounter in nearly 50 years.
Five new militia divisions, including former members of a Mount Everest Olympic torch relay team and fighters from a mixed martial arts club, presented themselves for inspection at Lhasa, the capital of Tibet, on June 15, official military newspaper China National Defense News reported.
State broadcaster CCTV showed footage of hundreds of new troops lining up in the Tibetan capital.
Tibet commander Wang Haijiang said the Enbo Fight Club recruits would "greatly raise the organisation and mobilisation strength" of troops and their "rapid response and support ability," China National Defence News reported, although he did not explicitly confirm their deployment was linked to ongoing border tensions.
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