Chinese-administered Aksai Chin region

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The Chinese-administered Aksai Chin region is a high-altitude, sparsely populated plateau in the western Himalayas that is a major flashpoint in the territorial dispute between China and India.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Aksai Chin 10
Aksai Chin region 3
Aksai Chin plateau 1

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf border region
disputed territory
plateau
administeredBy China
associatedWith Johnson Line and Macartney–MacDonald Line proposals
McMahon Line debates
averageElevation over 4,000 meters
borderDisputeWith People's Republic of China
linked to: China

Republic of India
linked to: India
borderedBy Ladakh
Tibet
Xinjiang
characterizedBy cold desert climate
high altitude
sparse population
claimedAsPartOf Ladakh
Union Territory of Ladakh
linked to: Ladakh
claimedBy India
climate arid
cold
controlledBy People's Republic of China
linked to: China
disputedBy Republic of India
linked to: India
disputeOriginatesFrom differing interpretations of historical borders
geopoliticalSignificance control of routes between Xinjiang and Tibet
hasStatus de facto under Chinese control
de jure claimed by India
knownFor harsh environmental conditions
lack of permanent civilian settlements
locatedIn western Himalayas
locatedOn Tibetan Plateau
majorFlashpointIn China–India relations
near Line of Actual Control
partOf Sino-Indian border western sector
Tibet Autonomous Region
Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region
linked to: Xinjiang

larger Sino-Indian border dispute
partOfHistoricalRegion Ladakh
populationDensity very low
siteOf 1962 Sino-Indian War hostilities
sovereigntyDisputeBetween China
India
strategicImportanceFor China
India
subjectOf border talks between China and India
international diplomatic negotiations
terrainType barren plateau
traversedBy China National Highway 219
usedFor military deployment

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

Azad Jammu and Kashmir borderedBy Chinese-administered Aksai Chin region
Kashmir conflict involvesDisputedTerritory Aksai Chin
linked to: Chinese-administered Aksai Chin region
Karakoram Pass near Aksai Chin region
linked to: Chinese-administered Aksai Chin region
Sino-Indian War location Aksai Chin
linked to: Chinese-administered Aksai Chin region
Sino-Indian War territorialDispute Aksai Chin plateau
linked to: Chinese-administered Aksai Chin region
Ladakh borders Aksai Chin
linked to: Chinese-administered Aksai Chin region
India–China border westernSectorRegion Aksai Chin
linked to: Chinese-administered Aksai Chin region
Western sector (Ladakh, Aksai Chin) contains Aksai Chin
linked to: Chinese-administered Aksai Chin region
Galwan River locatedIn Aksai Chin
linked to: Chinese-administered Aksai Chin region
Galwan River sourceLocation Aksai Chin region
linked to: Chinese-administered Aksai Chin region
Daulat Beg Oldi near Aksai Chin region
linked to: Chinese-administered Aksai Chin region
Galwan Valley near Aksai Chin
linked to: Chinese-administered Aksai Chin region
China National Highway 219 passesThrough Aksai Chin
linked to: Chinese-administered Aksai Chin region
China National Highway 219 hasSectionInDispute Aksai Chin
linked to: Chinese-administered Aksai Chin region
Johnson Line and Macartney–MacDonald Line proposals appliesToRegion Aksai Chin
linked to: Chinese-administered Aksai Chin region