2017 Doklam standoff

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The 2017 Doklam standoff was a military confrontation between India and China near the tri-junction with Bhutan, sparked by Chinese road construction in the disputed Doklam plateau and resulting in a tense but ultimately non-violent resolution after several weeks.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
2017 Doklam standoff canonical 1
2017 India–China military standoff 1
Doklam crisis 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf border dispute ⓘ
military standoff ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Doklam crisis ⓘ
altitude over 4,000 metres ⓘ
casualties no combat deaths reported ⓘ
no shots fired ⓘ
category 2017 in international relations ⓘ
Bhutan–China relations ⓘ
India–China relations ⓘ
conflictBetween China ⓘ
India ⓘ
diplomaticOutcome Bhutan protested Chinese road construction ⓘ
India and China agreed to disengage ⓘ
disputedAreaClaimedBy Bhutan ⓘ
China ⓘ
duration about 73 days ⓘ
endDate 2017-08-28 ⓘ
followedBy 2020–2021 China–India skirmishes ⓘ
involvedCountry Bhutan ⓘ
China ⓘ
India ⓘ
involvedDiplomaticChannel Bhutan–China diplomatic communication ⓘ
India–China diplomatic talks ⓘ
involvedIssue border alignment at the tri-junction ⓘ
infrastructure building in disputed territory ⓘ
involvedMilitaryForce Indian Army ⓘ
People's Liberation Army Ground Force ⓘ
involvedTerritorialClaimBy Bhutan ⓘ
China ⓘ
locatedIn Doklam plateau ⓘ
locatedNear India–China–Bhutan tri-junction ⓘ
Sikkim sector of the India–China border ⓘ
notableFeature intense media coverage in India and China ⓘ
no formal written agreement publicly released on terms of disengagement ⓘ
partOf India–China military confrontations ⓘ
precededBy 2013 Depsang standoff ⓘ
2014 Chumar standoff ⓘ
relatedTo India–China border dispute ⓘ
Sino-Bhutanese border dispute ⓘ
result mutual disengagement of troops ⓘ
non-violent resolution ⓘ
securityConcernFor Bhutan ⓘ
China ⓘ
India ⓘ
sparkedBy Chinese road construction in Doklam ⓘ
startDate 2017-06 ⓘ
strategicSignificance overlooks Siliguri Corridor ⓘ
triggerAction Indian troops crossed into Doklam to stop road construction ⓘ
typeOfTension high-altitude border standoff ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

India–China border → hasConflict → 2017 Doklam standoff ⓘ
2017 Doklam standoff → alsoKnownAs → Doklam crisis ⓘ
linked to: 2017 Doklam standoff
Doklam plateau → knownFor → 2017 India–China military standoff ⓘ
linked to: 2017 Doklam standoff
India–China border road network → relatedTo → Doklam standoff ⓘ
linked to: 2017 Doklam standoff