Dragon is steadily strengthening grip in remote areas of Tibet. China is developing fast infrastructure in border villages. Information given in the Tibetan whitepaper of the Chinese government.
Dragon is progressively expanding infrastructure in remote villages bordering Tibet, India, Bhutan and Nepal. China has also generated a stir in the areas bordering the Arunachal border, where it is undertaking construction related to many chief infrastructures. This was disclosed by the Chinese government's white paper on Tibet on Friday.
The deadlock that started in Ladakh last year is not yet fully resolved. Simultaneously, there are reports of growing movement of Chinese army on Ladakh border, in such a situation, China's construction of infrastructure in areas adjacent to Arunachal is giving rise to many apprehensions.
The document titled 'Since 1951: Liberation, Development and Prosperity' reveals that it has become necessary to develop border areas and upgrade people's lives in Tibet as the strategically important Himalayan region shares a 4,000-km-long outer border. This document states that residents of nearby areas lead difficult lives and work under difficult conditions and poverty is also high there. The government is attempting to improve the standard of living of the people by developing border areas at all levels. The document states that under the guidance of the Communist Party, there has been a year-on-year economic allocation for border development in Tibet.
Since President Xi Jinping came to power in 2012, the development of China's border areas has been prioritized by establishing new villages with additional emphasis on security. The border dispute between India-China has a 3488 km long Line of Actual Control (LAC). China declares Arunachal Pradesh as part of South Tibet, but India has firmly rejected its claim.
China shares a 477-kilometer border with Bhutan, while 1389 kilometres border with Nepal. The development of border villages was also outlined in President Jinping's letter to a Tibetan family of Lhunze County, near Arunachal Pradesh in 2017, and asked them to establish their roots and grow their hometown for the protection of the Chinese region.
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