How China Uses ‘Salami-Slicing’ To Set Up Cenling County Near PoK-Afghanistan Border, Much To India’s Discomfort

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In a move that has potentialm to escalate diplomatic friction between New Delhi and Beijing, China has officially established a new administrative unit named Cenling county in its sensitive Xinjiang region. While the announcement surfaced from the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region government on March 26, the strategic ripples are being felt acutely in India. Positioned at the high-altitude crossroads where the Karakoram mountain range meets the borders of Afghanistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), the creation of Cenling is more than a routine bureaucratic update. It represents a calculated attempt by Beijing to solidify its presence in a region where boundaries…

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