China's great push forward: PLA's foreign military outposts a threat to India?
On the economic front, China is powering ahead with its One Belt, One Road infrastructure plan. But, the announcement made by the PLA on December 18, now hints at how Beijing's military footprint in the region is also set to grow.
On the day that the Donald Trump administration unveiled its first national security strategy that identified India as "a leading global power and stronger strategic and defence partner" and described China as a "rival", Beijing had a quiet announcement of its own.
On December 18, People's Liberation Army (PLA) officials for the first time confirmed that China was "planning to
