(TibetanReview.net, Feb15’24) –Chinese nationals have started occupying the double-storeyed spacious buildings in some of the model “Xiaokang” border defence villages that had come up in occupied Tibet across India’s north-eastern borders along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) since 2019, reported the indianexpress.com Feb 15. “They (the Chinese) have built sufficient infrastructure along the LAC at Tawang, but they are not stopping at that. Even in other areas such as Siang valley of Arunachal Pradesh, we have been seeing rapid development of Chinese infrastructure,” one official has said. China has also been seen constructing infrastructure, including border villages, in Bhutanese territory. In Arunachal Pradesh, villages in the eastern part of the state and in the Tawang region have been identified such as Zemithang, Taksing, Chayang Tajo, Tuting and Kibithu.

Source: Indian Express February 16, 2024 06:45 UTC