China’s propaganda busted again! Satellite image confirms PLA unfurled flag 1.2 kms from Galwan river bend
In January this year, a controversy had erupted after China released a video that showed its soldiers unfurling their national flag in the Galwan Valley. The Chinese state media had claimed that the flag was unfurled on the occasion of the new year at the spot where troops of China’s People’s Liberation Army and the Indian Army had clashed on June 15, 2020, leading to multiple casualties on both sides.
The Indian Army, however, had rejected the claims that the flag was unfurled in the demilitarised or buffer zone that was established post the Galwan Valley clash.
Now, Twitter user Damien Symon @detresfa, who tracks open-source intelligence, has posted a satellite picture and stated that the PLA troops had unfurled the flag some 1.2 kms from the site of the clash. He said the ceremony was held at a new PLA post that was outside the demilitarised zone.
“GEOINT derived from combining ground & satellite images helps cut the clutter around claims alleging #China hoisted a flag at the #Galwan river bend, data extracted indicates the ceremony, held in January was 1.2 km from the bend at a new PLA post outside the buffer zone,” Symon wrote.
He had tweeted Monday evening that an uncut video of the PLA flag unfurling incident had been posted on YouTube which helped establish that the ceremony took place roughly 1 km from the Galwan river bend in the valley, on the Chinese side of the Line of Actual Control.
“The PLA flag unfurling video from #GalwanValley was uploaded to youtube, UNCUT .. showing how far from the bend it was actually shot. It ALSO alleges this is the location of the June 2020 clash, roughly 1km from the bend on the Chinese side,” he tweeted.
Indian Army sources had on January 4 rejected the claims that the spot where the Chinese flag was unfurled was in the disputed area. Sources had stated that the spot was in the demilitarised zone as agreed in the series of disengagement talks held by the two sides since the Galwan Valley clash.
The Indian Army had also released pictures showing its troops proudly holding the Tricolour in snow-capped Galwan Valley, to bust the lies being peddled by the PLA.
Times Now had then reported that while Indian Army soldiers were seen holding the Tricolour in snow-capped Galwan Valley, the Chinese soldiers were not in an area that had snow on the ground or peaks when they unfurled their flag.
