This year, China’s military built up forces in the Himalayas and crossed into territory that India claimed was on its side of the de facto border. Since the dispute at the border, Chinese troops have remained camped in areas that India once controlled. The new village is near the Doklam plateau, where the borders of China, India and Bhutan converge. In its repeated talks with the Chinese, Bhutan has so far been unwilling to make any territorial concessions along the western and central borders. The bunkers are in undisputed Chinese territory, though, indicating that China has sought to build up its military presence along much of the Himalayan border area.

Source: bd News24 November 28, 2020 06:56 UTC