- China has built an illegal road in Pok’s Shaksgam Valley near Siachen Glacier
- Pakistan tried to illegally hand over Shaksgam area of PoK to China
- China has approximately 5,300 sq. An illegal route of km
China is illegally building a road in Shaksgam Valley of Pakistan Occupied Kashmir – PoK near Siachen Glacier. Recently, this has been revealed in satellite images. The Government of India has strongly objected to the construction of a road by China in Shaksgam valley. On China’s activities near Siachen, External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said at a press conference on Thursday that we consider Shaksgam Valley as our territory. We have never accepted the so-called Sino-Pakistan Border Agreement of 1963, by which Pakistan tried to hand over the territory to China illegally.
China’s illegal attempts to change the facts on the ground
He said that I have constantly expressed my displeasure to him. We have lodged our protest with the Chinese side against the illegal attempts to change the facts on the ground. We reserve the right to take necessary action to protect our interests. Let us tell you that Pakistan handed over Shaksgam Valley to China in 1963. It is part of Pakistan occupied Kashmir. It originates from an extension of Highway G219 in Xinjiang, China and at one point disappears into the mountains.
China is building roads
Recent satellite images taken by the European Space Agency show that the original route of the road was built between June and August last year. The route to China passes through the Akhil Pass, which before 1947 served as India’s border with Tibet.
It is worth mentioning that this road is located in the Trans-Karakoram tract and this area has historically been a part of Kashmir. India is constantly claiming this. The Government of India has abrogated Article 370 from Jammu and Kashmir. After which the official map of the central government was released. It shows this area as Indian territory.
India rejected China’s claim
This route is spread over approximately 5,300 square kilometers. Pakistan captured the route in the 1947 war and handed it over to China in 1963, which India does not recognize. Indian defense experts say that any change in the status quo in this part of Occupied Kashmir is not only a violation of India’s sovereignty and territorial integrity but also not advisable from a security point of view. More such infrastructure projects may threaten the existing security scenario in this mountainous region. Now the Indian government has also strongly objected to this activity of China.
