In serious threat to India’s national security, China under the guise of its One Belt One Road (OBOR) is trying to build logistics facilities in three neighbouring countries of India.
If this happens, China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) will have access to logistics and will be able to sustain military power at greater distances, according to a Pentagon report.
The Pentagon report has also said besides the three countries that border India other countries where China is considering to base its military logistics and infrastructure facilities are Thailand, Singapore, Indonesia, United Arab Emirates, Kenya, Seychelles, Tanzania, Angola and Tajikistan.
In its annual report “Military and Security Developments Involving the People’s Republic of China (PRC) 2020” that was submitted to the US Congress, the Pentagon said these potential Chinese military logistics facilities are aimed at supporting naval, air and ground forces projection.
“A global PLA (People’s Liberation Army) military logistics network could both interfere with US military operations and support offensive operations against the United States as the PRC’s global military objectives evolve,” the Pentagon said in the report.
For a while now, China has been trying to build infrastructures to turn its military into an expeditionary force like the United States that has military bases all over the world.
China using its economic might is trying to get Namibia, Vanuatu, and the Solomon Islands in the Pacific Ocean. The PLA is planning are along the Seal Lines of Communication from China to the Strait of Hormuz, Africa, and the Pacific Islands.