BHUTAN-CHINA BORDER DISPUTE

July 7, 2020

China, after laying claims to the Sakteng wildlife sanctuary in eastern Bhutan, has recently included Bhutan’s “eastern sectors” to the boundary dispute between the two countries for the first time.

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The boundary between China and Bhutan has never been delimited. Bhutan has always maintained a discreet silence on its boundary negotiations with China, and it does not have any formal diplomatic relations with Beijing.
So far, the talks have been about three specific areas, including Jakarlung and Pasamlung in the north, and the Chumbi Valley, where Doklam is situated, in west Bhutan.
There has been no mention of eastern Bhutan, or Trashigang Dzongkhag (district), where Sakteng is based in 24 previous rounds of boundary negotiations held between the two countries, between 1984 and 2016.

Source : The Hindu