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| '''Aksai Chin''' is a region located at the junction of ], ], ], and ]. It is one of the two regions (the other being ]) claimed by both ] and ]. Aksai Chin is currently under the administration of China. The area is in the disputed area of ] and was given to China by ] in ] in return for military aid. It was the subject of the ] of ]. The area is strategically important because it contains a major road between ] and ]. | '''Aksai Chin''' is a region located at the junction of ], ], ], and ]. It is one of the two regions (the other being ]) claimed by both ] and ]. Aksai Chin is currently under the administration of the ]. The area is in the disputed area of ] and was given to China by ] in ] in return for military aid. It was the subject of the ] of ]. The area is strategically important because it contains a major road between ] and ]. | ||
| Both sides in the dispute have agreed to respect the Line of Actual Control and this dispute is considered very unlikely to result in actual hostilities. | Both sides in the dispute have agreed to respect the Line of Actual Control and this dispute is considered very unlikely to result in actual hostilities. | ||
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Aksai Chin is a region located at the junction of China, Tibet, Pakistan, and India. It is one of the two regions (the other being Arunachal Pradesh) claimed by both India and China. Aksai Chin is currently under the administration of the People's Republic of China. The area is in the disputed area of Kashmir and was given to China by Pakistan in 1959 in return for military aid. It was the subject of the Sino-Indian War of 1962. The area is strategically important because it contains a major road between Tibet and Xinjiang.
Both sides in the dispute have agreed to respect the Line of Actual Control and this dispute is considered very unlikely to result in actual hostilities.