Congressman Krishnamoorthi Responds To Report Of New People’s Republic Of China Base Near Indian Border By Reaffirming Need For American Coordination With India And Other Security Partners

WASHINGTON – In response to a new report that the People's Liberation Army has constructed a military outpost at Pangong Tso, a lake extending across the Line of Actual Control between the People's Republic of China and India, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence issued the following statement:

"The report of a new People's Liberation Army outpost near the Line of Actual Control between Indian and the People's Republic of China is another disturbing sign of Beijing's growing regional aggression, reinforcing the need for the United States to reaffirm and strengthen joint efforts with India and other security partners. As the Chinese Communist Party's domestic repression, brutal persecution of Uyghurs, and online misinformation efforts continue to escalate, so too do the signs of its growing international military aggression stretching from India to the Taiwan Strait. In the face of these belligerent ambitions, it is imperative that the United States maintains and expands our security and intelligence cooperation with allies and partners to send the clear messages that the United States stands with India, Taiwan, and democracies across the region in the face of the Chinese Communist Party's rising aggression."