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.