Thread by @VishnuNDTV

1. Never be fooled by apologists for Chinese expansion in Arunachal who will deflect, obfuscate, allege motives and draw false equivalences to `manage perception.' This thread lists key quotes from experts with immense credibility, decades of experience.

2. Renowned Tibetologist Claude Arpi: ''The village is well South of the McMahon [Line] and the Indian perception of the Line of Actual Control.''

3. Renowned Tibetologist Claude Arpi: Construction of the village ''is an extraordinarily serious issue as it has many other implications elsewhere on the boundary.''

4. Sim Tack, Chief Military Analyst at Force Analysis - ''The imagery is clearly showing the Chinese construction of a residential area within India's claimed border''

5. Sim Tack, Chief Military Analyst at Force Analysis - ''It's important to note that the Chinese military has maintained a small forward position in this valley since 2000.'' This position ''has allowed China to advance observation into the valley for many years ..."

6. [and] has been seemingly uncontested.'' This has ''allowed gradual upgrades of mobility from China into the valley (roads and bridges) over time, eventually culminating in the recent construction of this village.''

7. Dr. Brahma Chellaney: author, renowned geostrategic affairs editor - ''China is opening another front against India by taking its 'salami-slicing' tactics to Arunachal Pradesh.''

8. Dr. Brahma Chellaney: ''Its encroachment on an area that clearly falls within India underscores the stealth and speed with which it is redrawing facts on the ground, with little regard for the geopolitical fallout.''

9. Arunachal Pradesh BJP MP Tapir Gao -''Construction is still going on. China has entered more than 60-70 kms inside the upper Subansiri district if you follow the path along the river...''

10. BJP MP Tapir Gao - ''They are constructing a road along the river known locally as the Lensi as it flows in the direction of the Subansiri river.''

11. BJP MP Tapir Gao's 2019 speech in parliament - he raised a matter of urgent concern. Scroll to 1:14 on the timeline below for the relevant bit on continued Chinese construction in the same area ...