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New Delhi: At a time when India and China are engaged in a standoff near eastern Ladakh, Beijing is planning to build a new highway along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) to strengthen its strategic position, PTI reported quoting Hong Kong-based South China Morning Post. The highway will be from Lhunze county in Tibet to Mazha in Kashgar. As China seeks to revive its faltering economy, the highway is among 345 development plans proposed in the new national program, which aims to build 461,000 km of highway and motorway by 2035, the report said. According to the reports, Lhunze...