New satellite photos show a controversial plan from Beijing is well underway with the move likely to inflame tensions.
It was presented as a model village, full of party-approved smiles, national costumes and billowing flags.But a quick check of regional maps revealed it to be about 2.5km across the border from occupied Tibet, inside the sovereign nation of Bhutan. Its presence was an excuse to resume work on the highlands military highway from another direction.
The tiny mountain nation of Bhutan is unable to oppose China’s might. It has traditionally relied on India for assistance with its international affairs. Intel Lab researcher Damien Symon found four new Chinese villages in November. Now he’s found another two.that the satellite photos are “irrefutable evidence” of a co-ordinated Chinese occupation of the disputed region.The photos from Earth observation firms Maxar and Capella reveal “multiple chalet-like structures” built at various points along a mountain pass. “In addition, heavy machinery and earth moving equipment is observed preparing similar pockets of land for future use,” Symon said.
It then advanced the road through the Doka La pass to within 68m of an Indian border post. Ownership of this whole area is disputed.2/ The U.S. DoD Report noted that despite dialogues to reduce border tensions, the PRC has âcontinued taking incremental & tactical actions to press its claims at the LAC.â
In this context, the recent MoU between Bhutan & China was significant & could have implications for India.
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