China has stepped up pressure on Bhutan to give up its claims on chunks of its territories on its eastern and western borders in exchange for China giving up its claims over Jakarlung and Pasamlung in Bhutan’s northern border with Chinese-occupied Tibet (CoT)
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China is building border villages in the disputed territory with Bhutan, serving a dual role of poverty alleviation and national security. Despite ongoing border talks, the villages continue to expand. The construction is happening despite previous standoffs and disputes with India and Bhutan.
Even as border talks continue between China and Bhutan, the communist country is reportedly doubling down on building villages in the disputed territory.
According to a report by the South China Morning Post (SCMP), the Tibet autonomous region pushed the expansion of border villages in the mountainous region in the second half of 2023. In December, the first batch of 38 households was settled here from the Tibetan city of Shigatse.