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The Print · India · India and China deepen the LAC thaw while New Delhi protests Chinese roads in Shaksgam
Juxtaposes the thaw with the Shaksgam standoff: as India protested the infrastructure buildup, China reasserted the valley as 'fully Chinese', citing the 1963 pact; details the all-weather road branching off Xinjiang's G219, ending ~50km from Siachen's northernmost point.
“It's fully justified for China to conduct infrastructure construction on its own territory. (Mao Ning, MOFA spokesperson)”