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(TibetanReview.net, Jul21’22) – China plans to build a new highway close to its disputed occupied Tibet border areas with India, as part of efforts to strengthen its strategic position and project its power, reported the scmp.com Jul 20. According to thehindu.com Jul 21, the highway runs through Aksai Chin, a 38,000 sq km of land claimed by India as part of its Union Territory of Ladakh but controlled by China. The highway, spanning from Lhunze County in Tibet to Mazha in Kashgar, Xinjiang region, is among 345 construction plans proposed in the new national programme, which aims to build a...
