China’s Himalayan land grabs

China has built a village in Himalayan territory claimed by the kingdom of Bhutan. The settlement, called Pangda, is near the Doklam Plateau, where the borders of China, India and Bhutan converge


Gilgit- Baltistan 
Administered by Pakistan

Aksai Chin
China holds 38,000sq km

PAKISTAN
JAMMU & KASHMIR
CHINA
INDIA
ARABIAN SEA
BAY OF BENGAL
800km 500 miles


Arunachal Pradesh
90,000sq km claimed by China

CHINA
NEPAL
Siliguri Corridor
Sikkim
BHUTAN 
INDIA
BANGLADESH
BAY OF BENGAL
MYANMAR
200km 125 miles


Doklam Plateau: Claimed by China – 73-day standoff in 2017 between Chinese and Indian troops

Claimed by China

Sakteng Wildlife Sanctuary: China has claimed more than 750sq km of territory

NEPAL
INDIA
Sikkim
Siliguri

Siliguri Corridor: Strategic strip of land connecting India to its northeast provinces

BANGLADESH
CHINA
Thimphu
Pangda Village
Zompelri Ridge
Lhuntse
BHUTAN
INDIA
Arunachal Pradesh
Brahmaputra
80km 50 miles


Sources: New York Times, India Today, News.com.au
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