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5 Nov, 6 tweets, 2 min read
1. (Thread) Over the last year, @ndtv has highlighted Chinese `salami slicing' of territory in the Himalayas through detailed satellite imagery. While the attention of the world has been on Ladakh, China's territorial ambitions in the Eastern frontier have been more insidious.
2. This report on the construction of a Chinese village, near the 2017 Doklam faceoff site shows how Beijing violated the territorial integrity of Bhutan, bypassed Indian defences and continued construction towards the vulnerable Siliguri corridor.

ndtv.com/india-news/exc…
3. This report showed how China has built 3 villages, approximately 5 km from the Bum La pass which lies close to the tri-junction between India, China and Bhutan in western Arunachal Pradesh. This puts pressure on the LAC.
ndtv.com/india-news/exc…
4. And finally - this report on how China has built a large village squarely inside Indian territory in Arunachal. Proof is in satellite images with exact locations inscribed and then cross-referenced with Survey General of India online maps.
ndtv.com/india-news/chi…
5. The Chinese village in the Upper Subansiri region on Arunachal (identified above) has been referred to in a report by the US Department of Defence submitted to Congress.
ndtv.com/india-news/us-…
6. Online `perception managers' argue the Chinese village in Arunachal lies in a historically disputed area. While this is correct, the fact is that this is Indian territory where China has upped the stakes by building 100 homes. This defines `salami slicing,' i.e a land grab.

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