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As he is all set for a record 3rd five-year term in power and perhaps for life, President Xi Jinping on Sunday vowed to advance the modernisation of the country's military to world-class standards to protect national sovereignty, security and developmental interests.

Xi's pledge to complete the reunification of China, which means the merger of Taiwan with the Chinese mainland, received a prolonged round of applause from over 2,300 elected delegates attending the Congress. Xi, also the General Secretary of the CPC, said the party must stand firm on its strategy to resolve the Taiwan issue and be determined to reunify the nation.

They agreed to continue discussions through diplomatic and military channels to resolve the remaining issues along the LAC at the earliest so as to create conditions for the restoration of normalcy in bilateral relations.

Experts believe installing more tents was a part of attempts to brave the winter. It should be noted that the Indian Army has already stocked up enough winter supplies, given the presence of over 50,000 troops along the LAC.

Following this, about 23,000 Indian students, mostly studying medicine who were stranded back home due to China's COVID visa bans, made preparations to travel to China to rejoin their colleges but experienced difficulties due to the absence of direct flights.

Missamari is strategically-located along the LAC with China. Bum La, the nearest LAC point, is at around 150km aerial distance

The nature of the bomb threat or the name of the Iranian commercial carrier is still unclear. After clearance, the aircraft is now moving towards China and at the time of filing this report, it was over Indian airspace and is being closely monitored by security agencies.

Taipei's de-facto Ambassador Baushuan Ger said Taiwan and India need to join hands to "fend off" the "expansion of autocracy" as he cited actions in East and South China Sea, Hong Kong and Galwan Valley to wonder who the "real provocateur" for tensions in the region is.

Mumbai-based petrochemical company Tibalaji Petrochem Private Limited has purchased millions of dollars worth of Triliance-brokered petrochemical products, including methanol and base oil, for onward shipment to China.

'China is downright disregarding the safety and security of Tibetans in need of medical assistance and Covid care, evidenced by the dire lockdown conditions being reported and exposed online by several affected Tibetans,' Central Tibetan Administration spokesperson Tenzin Lekshay said in a statement.