TIL Desk/World/Beijing/ Chinese President Xi Jinping has praised a border-guard battalion in Tibet, which shares boundary with the India’s Arunachal Pradesh, saying its troops have done a “great job” in the past five years, official media here reported.
Xi visited Nyingchi, the Tibetan border town close to Arunachal Pradesh in July, becoming the first Chinese President to visit the remote border areas in Tibet. “President Xi writes back to a plateau-stationed border-guard model battalion, saying they have done a great job in the past five years and encouraging them to make new contributions to the Party and the people,” .
The model battalion is under the Xizang (Chinese name for Tibet) Military Command of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA), it said. Xi commended the battalion members for their remarkable efforts in guarding China’s border region, noting that they have dedicated their youth to securing the country’s territorial integrity and have accomplished their missions well,