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Aksai Chin

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Aksai Chin

Part of Himalayan Jammu and Kashmir lying to the east of the Karakoram range. It is occupied by China but claimed by India.
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By occupying Aksai Chin and accepting the illegal gift of the Shaksgam Valley from Pakistan, Beijing has gatecrashed into the Jammu & Kashmir issue, but it has no stake.
MAIL TODAY COMMENT by Mail Today (New Delhi, India)
China controls 20 percent of Kashmir, including Aksai Chin which it occupied following the brief Sino-Indian War of 1962 and the Trans-Karakoram Tract, also known as the Shaksam Valley, that was ceded to it by Pakistan in 1963.
As far as Kashmir issue is concerned, India will not redraw borders: ... by Asian News International
China has a direct link with Kashmir as certain parts of Kashmir, including Aksai Chin, are under its control," said Farooq, adding he would soon visit China on an invitation from a non-governmental organisation.
China has stake in Kashmir's peace: separatist by AFP / AFP South Asian Edition
 
 
 
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