[轉載]美國10月將與印度在中印爭議邊界附近聯合演習

https://edition.cnn.com/2022/08/06/india/india-us-military-exercise-line-of-actual-control-china-intl-hnk/index.html

US to take part in military exercise near India’s disputed border with China
By Vedika Sud, Barbara Starr, Sahar Akbarzai and Kathleen Magramo, CNN

Updated 0429 GMT (1229 HKT) August 6, 2022

(CNN)The United States is to take part in a joint military exercise with India less than 100 kilometers (62 miles) from the South Asian country’s disputed border with China.

The military drills will be held in mid-October at an altitude of 10,000 feet in Auli in the Indian state of Uttarakhand and will focus on high-altitude warfare training, according to a senior Indian Army officer with knowledge of the matter.
Auli is about 95 kilometers from the Line of Actual Control (LAC), an inhospitable piece of land where the disputed border between India and China is roughly demarcated.
The drills will take place as part of the 18th edition of an annual joint exercise known as “Yudh Abhyas” — or “War Practice”.
Relations between India and China have been strained since a bloody clash between their soldiers in the Himalayas in June 2020 left at least 20 Indian troops and four Chinese soldiers dead.

Tensions have been raised further recently by China building a bridge across the Pangong Tso lake that sits along the border — a move condemned by the Indian government as an “illegal occupation.”
During a visit to India this year, the US Army’s Pacific Commanding General Charles Flynn described China’s military build-up near the disputed border as “alarming.”
Asked about the joint exercises, a US Department of Defense spokesperson told CNN that the partnership with India was “one of the most important elements of our shared vision for a free and open Indo-Pacific region.”
“One important element of this broader effort includes exercises and training events and Yudh Abhyas is one such annual bilateral exercise designed to improve interoperability and improve our respective capacities to address a range of regional security challenges,” the spokesperson said.

Line of Actual Control
The Line of Actual Control, the loosely-defined, de facto border between India and China, emerged out of the Sino-Indian border war of 1962, which itself was sparked by longstanding historical territorial disagreements.
Its precise location can be blurry, and there is still dispute between China and India as to where one country ends and the other begins.

Any military provocations between Indian and China could have grave consequences. Both have nuclear weapons.
Border tensions escalated between the two countries after soldiers fought with fists, stones and nail-studded bamboo poles in a bloody brawl that killed at least 20 Indian soldiers in June 2020 in the Galwan Valley, close to Aksai Chin, an area controlled by China but claimed by both countries.
Though tensions have since eased, both sides maintain a large troop presence in the border region, raising the risk of potential miscalculation in the event of sudden and unexpected clashes.

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(以下是機器翻譯，我沒有校對，請以英文為準)
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美国将在印度与中国有争议的边界附近参加军事演习
作者：Vedika Sud、Barbara Starr、Sahar Akbarzai 和Kathleen Magramo，CNN

2022 年 8 月 6 日 0429 GMT (1229 HKT) 更新

（美国有线电视新闻网）美国将参加与印度的联合军事演习，该演习距离这个南亚国家与中国有争议的边界不到 100 公里（62 英里）。

据一位知情的印度陆军高级军官称，此次军事演习将于 10 月中旬在印度北阿坎德邦的奥利海拔 10,000 英尺的地方举行，并将重点进行高空作战训练。
奥利距离实际控制线 (LAC)约 95 公里，这是一块荒凉的土地，印度和中国之间有争议的边界大致划定于此。
这些演习将作为第 18 届年度联合演习“Yudh Abhyas”或“战争演习”的一部分进行。
自 2020 年 6 月两国士兵在喜马拉雅山发生流血冲突导致至少 20 名印度士兵和4 名中国士兵死亡以来，印度和中国之间的关系一直紧张。
最近，中国在边境沿线的班公错湖上修建一座桥，进一步加剧了紧张局势——印度政府谴责这一举动是“非法占领”。
在今年访问印度期间，美国陆军太平洋司令部司令查尔斯·弗林（Charles Flynn）将中国在有争议边界附近的军事集结描述为“令人震惊”。

当被问及联合演习时，美国国防部发言人告诉美国有线电视新闻网，与印度的伙伴关系是“我们对自由和开放的印太地区共同愿景的最重要因素之一”。
发言人说：“这项更广泛努力的一个重要组成部分包括演习和培训活动，而 Yudh Abhyas 就是这样一项年度双边演习，旨在提高互操作性并提高我们各自应对一系列地区安全挑战的能力。”

实际控制线

实际控制线是印度和中国之间定义松散的事实上的边界，源于 1962 年的中印边界战争，这场战争本身就是由长期的历史领土分歧引发的。
它的确切位置可能很模糊，中印之间仍然存在一国止于何处的争议。

印度和中国之间的任何军事挑衅都可能产生严重后果。两者都有核武器。
2020 年 6 月，在中国控制的阿克赛钦附近的加勒万河谷，士兵用拳头、石头和钉满钉子的竹竿进行血腥斗殴，造成至少 20 名印度士兵死亡，两国边境紧张局势升级。两国都声称。
尽管此后紧张局势有所缓和，但双方在边境地区仍保持大量部队存在，这增加了在发生突发和意外冲突时可能出现误判的风险。