{
  "id": 7242744,
  "title": "China Reduced Troop Deployment Along LAC in 2025, Says Defence Ministry Report",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/china-reduced-troop-deployment-along-lac-in-2025-says-defence",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-14T03:42:39.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/world/china-reduced-troop-deployment-along-lac-in-2025-says-defence-ministry-report"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "China has markedly decreased its military presence along the Line of Actual Control (LAC), according to the Defence Ministry’s annual report for 2025-26. The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) had 10 combined arms brigades stationed directly opposite India, with an additional 10 in traditional training areas away from the border. This deployment resulted in an estimated 40,000 to 50,000 Chinese troops along the LAC last year, with a similar number in designated training areas. This represents a significant reduction from the deployment seen during the India-China border standoff in 2024, when China is believed to have had over 60,000 PLA troops in the Ladakh sector. The disengagement agreement reached in October 2024, which ended the prolonged standoff, brought bilateral ties back to their lowest point in six decades. Chinese President Xi Jinping visited India for the BRICS Summit on Saturday, marking his first visit to the country in seven years.",
  "summary": "New Delhi: China has significantly scaled down its military deployment along the northern borders, with the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) reducing the number of troops stationed opposite India, according to the Defence Ministry’s annual report for 2025-26. Citing the 323-page report, the Hindustan Times reported that the PLA had 10 combined arms brigades deployed along the Line of Actual Control…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}