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Satellite images recently released by the US company Maxar Technologies show that China began building a new village called Pangda in the Himalayas late last year and was completed before China’s National Day (1.10.2020).
About 100 people have moved into 20 houses in Pangda village, according to the report. The New York Times. Some Chinese state media also reported on this village.
The assessment of the Pangda village construction project by international experts shows that China is adopting a similar aggressive tactic in the South China Sea, which consists of dismissing the claims of its neighbors, unilaterally changing the status quo to consolidate it. trying to claim sovereignty. “China wants to consolidate control over the areas that Beijing claims,” said M. Taylor Fravel, a China expert at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Satellite images in December 2019 show that China began to build the village of Pangda |
The village of Pangda is located near the Doklam Plateau, which is next to the border crossing between India, China and Bhutan.
In 2017, the Doklam plateau was the scene of a 73-day battle between the Indian and Chinese armies, which stemmed from the construction of a road to Bhutan.
India, forced to protect Bhutan under a long-standing security treaty, sent troops to prevent China from proceeding with this construction.
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