Kangba TV (Shannan) telecast a report on August 31 that a Frontier Defense Regiment of the Tibet Shannan (Lhoka) Army Division recently organized a practical and comprehensive exercise at an altitude of 4,500 meters to test the combat capabilities of the multi-arms coordinated cooperation and joint strikes systems with multiple new weapons and equipment. It mentioned that the 17-hour exercise was a physical and psychological challenge for officers and soldiers. The exercise started off early in the morning and wrapped up very late in the night. Hu Zengwei, the Deputy Head of the front-line commander was the in-charge of giving command in strike in the training. The telecast also mentioned that most units of the regiment are stationed on plateaus above 4000 meters above sea level, known as the "life restricted zone". It said during the annual field training period, the regiment pulls troops to unfamiliar areas above 4500 meters above sea level for actual combat.

(Comment: The timing of the telecast is pertinent and points to military readiness in this sector of the LAC.)