How many countries does China border?
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How many countries does China border?
fourteen states
On land, China shares borders with fourteen states. The most important of these are Russia, North Korea, Vietnam, Myanmar (Burma), India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, and four states of Central Asia.
Tajikistan is the only country who does not share a border with india. It shares its border with Afghanistan, China, Kyrgyzstan and uzbekistan.
Is Tajikistan part of China’s territory?
Take the latest Chinese claim on Tajikistan for example. A Chinese historian wrote an article claiming that Tajikistan’s Pamir region is a part of the Chinese territory. Official Chinese outlets have been frequently republishing this article to stake claim over the Pamir region.
Why is China claiming Pamir in Tajikistan?
China has debt-trapped Tajikistan, and now it is claiming 45\% of its land which is Pamir stating reasons that it has always been Chinese lands even in history. The Chinese claim that Pamir belonged to them until the Chin family and thereafter the lands were assumed to belong to Tajikistan because of international pressures.
Why is China increasing its investments in Tajikistan?
China, which shares borders with more than a dozen countries, including Tajikistan, has ramped up investments in Central Asia. In 2011, the parliament of Tajikistan ratified an earlier agreement to hand over 1,000 sq km of land in the Pamir mountains to China in return for debt forgiveness.
Will China’s latest bid to claim Tajikistan antagonise Central Asia?
As a matter of fact, Central Asia is a region of Chinese influence. But, the latest bid to claim almost half of Tajikistan might end up antagonising Central Asia against China. Moreover, the Sino-Russian “axis of convenience” is again being put to test with the latest round of Chinese expansionism.