In this episode of CLSC Dialogues, Josh Arostegui interviews prominent China expert Dennis Blasko on his analysis of PLA Army and Boader Defense Unit activity along the Line of Actual Control between China and India. He describes the development of infrastructure that allows the PLA to maintain a more robust forward presence. He further describes headquarters, troop presence and rotations, and other activity that increases the preparedness of the PLA to seize and defend key and decisive terrain along the disputed border.

Keywords: China, India, PLA Army, Chinese Border Defense Force, landpower, Line of Actual Control, open source analysis