Chinese Road Construction in Shaksgam Valley

• 04 May 2024

Source: TH

India expresses concern over recent Chinese road construction activities in the Shaksgam Valley in the trans-Karakoram tract of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), a territory ceded by Pakistan to China in 1963.

• India has consistently rejected the 1963 China-Pakistan Boundary Agreement, which attempted to cede the Shaksgam area to China and assert Shaksgam Valley as its territory.
• The Siachen glacier, a vital piece of Indian territory, is situated adjacent to the Shaksgam Valley and holds strategic importance, particularly amidst the 2020 standoff between Indian and Chinese troops in eastern Ladakh.
• China's extensive military build-up along the Line of Actual Control, especially in eastern Ladakh, poses threats to Indian positions in regions like Depsang and Daulat Beg Oldie.

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