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Alarm over Chinese incursion
EFLThe Chinese are in Bhutan â its soldiers are building roads and bridges deep inside the country and setting off alarms in both Thimphu and Delhi. Over 200 Chinese soldiers crossed into Bhutan in mid-November and since then, the relations between the two countries have been on the edge. On November 13, the Chinese soldiers entered the countryâs northern districts, including Paro, and marched 20 km inland, claiming that they had been forced by melting glaciers and heavy snowfall in Tibet to breach the border. But they also went on to infiltrate remote places like Haa, Boomtang and Wangdi Phudrang, which have no human habitation. The Chinese have built pucca bridges in Paro and Haa districts, prompting concern among the peopleâs representatives from Paro, Haa, Laya, Lunana, Zhemgang and Thimphu. âThey told the Bhutanese that they were over-reacting and that the roads were being built as part of the economic development programmes for western China,â an Indian intelligence officer said. âIndia and Bhutan enjoy a special relationship, and the current developments have come as a matter of serious concern for India,â the official added. Posted by: Yosemite Sam 2005-12-28 |
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