Chinese-administered Aksai Chin region

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border region disputed territory plateau

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.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form Occurrences
Aksai Chin 3
Aksai Chin plateau 1
Aksai Chin region 1

Statements (48)

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

India ⓘ
surface form: Republic of India
borderedBy Ladakh ⓘ
Tibet Autonomous Region ⓘ
surface form: Tibet

Xinjiang ⓘ
characterizedBy cold desert climate ⓘ
high altitude ⓘ
sparse population ⓘ
claimedAsPartOf Ladakh ⓘ
Ladakh ⓘ
surface form: Union Territory of Ladakh
claimedBy India ⓘ
climate arid ⓘ
cold ⓘ
controlledBy China ⓘ
surface form: People's Republic of China
disputedBy India ⓘ
surface form: Republic of 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 India–China relations ⓘ
surface form: China–India relations
near India–China border ⓘ
surface form: Line of Actual Control
partOf India–China border ⓘ
surface form: Sino-Indian border western sector

Tibet Autonomous Region ⓘ
Xinjiang ⓘ
surface form: Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region

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 ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

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

Azad Jammu and Kashmir → borderedBy → Chinese-administered Aksai Chin region ⓘ
Ladakh → borders → Chinese-administered Aksai Chin region ⓘ
this entity surface form: Aksai Chin
Kashmir conflict → involvesDisputedTerritory → Chinese-administered Aksai Chin region ⓘ
this entity surface form: Aksai Chin
Sino-Indian War → location → Chinese-administered Aksai Chin region ⓘ
this entity surface form: Aksai Chin
Karakoram Pass → near → Chinese-administered Aksai Chin region ⓘ
this entity surface form: Aksai Chin region
Sino-Indian War → territorialDispute → Chinese-administered Aksai Chin region ⓘ
this entity surface form: Aksai Chin plateau