True or BS? (Sorry for using this source, I hate this woman with passion but I can't see English Chinese media talking about it nor is the western media)
WION has in the past published false stories. In this case, they have used some random photos but that's to be expected since most media actually can't avoid doing that and still want to provide visuals (regardless of how out of context) to their brainless consumers who can't go without some accompanying visuals. This goes for everyone including China.
In this claim of China putting a few thousand more troops near the border? Well it could be true. Wion wouldn't know to be honest. They don't have intel or genuinely reliable sources in Indian government or military. Their gov connections are just handlers and instructors at most. While their sourcing of information is always suspect along with their stories, the allegation that PLA have put a few thousand more men on the border may well be true. That's not a hard thing to guess. Glad that China hasn't reinforced with anything substantial. It shows that China does not consider India about to make any moves on anything, not even controlling the 20% remaining dispute. If it does though, more pushing matches for sure. If it becomes a matter of 100K Indian pushing into the 20%, then China would have to escalate because that's playing to India's strength - throwing tonnage of soldiers at the problem. Pure idiocy but it shows India has no military option, strategy or equipment apart from using manual force and presence.
I personally bet India will not even use men to push forwards. Because surely Indian military leaders understand that it would force China into choosing either to give up the 20% and let India have it or resist with firepower. That's a dangerous position for India. China may be extremely unwilling to get bogged down with a war it has nothing to gain from but will China simply concede the 20%? I doubt China will use 100K men to push against Indians. At most, it will perform mirror small scale mobilisation of men and shoving fests but if India is committed to its only strength of bringing in more men than China can afford to commit to stupid shoving fests, then it'll simply need to escalate with firepower or conceded the 20% and risk India repeating this "strategy" on the rest of India's claims. Basically the conclusion is India won't risk it because they know PLA will have to go in shooting because PLA can't and shouldn't be mirroring a stupid strategy that plays to India's strength and China can't afford to allow India any success in using this strategy for gaining land. It'll be repeated elsewhere which means the problem would require a solution before it takes off. Since Indian leaders should understand this, it is my conjecture they will not attempt to take control of 20% and push out PLA using some great part of the 200K soldiers they have there.