News Snapshot:
China’s national legislature has adopted a new law for the protection and exploitation of the land border areas, which is perceived to be a move that could have an influence on the country’s ongoing standoff with India across the Line of Actual Control (LAC). The law specifies that ‘the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the People’s Republic of China are sacred and inviolable’ and it will become operational from 1st January, 2022 onward. It reiterates that the state will undertake measures to protect its territorial integrity and land boundaries. They will also combat and guard against any act undermining the...
