Chinese trade trucks at Sikkim’s Nathu La falsely shared as Chinese vehicles “entering India” across the border
Chinese trade trucks at Sikkim’s Nathu La falsely shared as Chinese vehicles “entering India” across the border
Executive Summaryसारांश
Viral posts claim a video shows Chinese vehicles crossing the border into India, with some linking it to the LAC in Aksai Chin or to Arunachal Pradesh. Fact-checkers have rated the claim misleading. The clip shows Chinese cargo trucks at Nathu La, Sikkim, where India–China border trade resumed on August 1, 2026.Viral posts claim a video shows Chinese vehicles crossing the border into India, with some linking it to the LAC in Aksai Chin or to Arunachal Pradesh. Fact-checkers have rated the claim misleading. The clip shows Chinese cargo trucks at Nathu La, Sikkim, where India–China border trade resumed on August 1, 2026.
Full Reportपूरी रिपोर्ट
On October 26, 2026, several X users, including Ashis Praharaj, Amit Pandey, Ritu Choudhary, Deipa Asdhir Dubey, Ambika Kumar and Akil Khan, shared a video of white JAC trucks with Chinese number plates driving down a mountain road. Most used the same Hindi caption, “China की गाड़ी Border से India में घुसते हुए!” (“Chinese vehicles entering India from the border!”). Others claimed it showed Chinese army vehicles crossing the LAC from Aksai Chin, or wrote “Arunachal Pradesh it’s done”. The top post drew about 15,200 views. Fact-checkers have rated the claim misleading. The footage was first posted on Instagram on October 1, 2026, by Sikkim-based user sabbath_thapa, with the caption “China vehicles in India, Nathulapass Sikkim Indo-Tibet border #trade”. India and China resumed border trade through Nathu La on August 1, 2026, after a six-year suspension, and the trucks are cargo vehicles taking part in that regulated trade. They are not military vehicles, and the video was not filmed at the LAC in Ladakh or in Arunachal Pradesh. The near-identical captions point to a coordinated effort to present routine trade as a Chinese incursion. Such clips should be checked against their original source before being shared.
On October 26, 2026, several X users, including Ashis Praharaj, Amit Pandey, Ritu Choudhary, Deipa Asdhir Dubey, Ambika Kumar and Akil Khan, shared a video of white JAC trucks with Chinese number plates driving down a mountain road. Most used the same Hindi caption, “China की गाड़ी Border से India में घुसते हुए!” (“Chinese vehicles entering India from the border!”). Others claimed it showed Chinese army vehicles crossing the LAC from Aksai Chin, or wrote “Arunachal Pradesh it’s done”. The top post drew about 15,200 views. Fact-checkers have rated the claim misleading. The footage was first posted on Instagram on October 1, 2026, by Sikkim-based user sabbath_thapa, with the caption “China vehicles in India, Nathulapass Sikkim Indo-Tibet border #trade”. India and China resumed border trade through Nathu La on August 1, 2026, after a six-year suspension, and the trucks are cargo vehicles taking part in that regulated trade. They are not military vehicles, and the video was not filmed at the LAC in Ladakh or in Arunachal Pradesh. The near-identical captions point to a coordinated effort to present routine trade as a Chinese incursion. Such clips should be checked against their original source before being shared.