The Dragons Disputes

China has territorial dispute with all nations it shares border with and 8 other nations.A look into the phenomenon:

INDIA

China illegally occupies 38,000 sq km (Aksai Chin) of land in Jammu & Kashmir.It also holds 5,180 km of Indian territory in Pakistan occupied Kashmir under Sino-Pak agreement of 1963.At the heart of Sino-Indian boundary dispute is the issue of Arunachal Pradesh (90,000 sq km),which China describes as Southern Tibet.Beijing is demanding that at least the Tawang Tract of Arunachal Pradesh,if not the whole of the state,be transferred to China

JAPAN

Parts of the East China Sea,particularly the Senkaku Islands.Also,on occasion,the Ryukyu Islands,on the grounds that the completely independent Kingdom of Ryukyu was once a vassal state of China.The Kingdom of Ryukyu terminated tributary relations with China in 1874

AFGHANISTAN

Afghan province of Bahdashan (despite bilateral treaty of 1963,China still encroaches on Afghan territory)

BHUTAN

Bhutanese enclaves in Tibet,namely Cherkip Gompa,Dho,Dungmar,Gesur,Gezon,Itse Gompa,Khochar,Nyanri,Ringung,Sanmar,Tarchen and Zuthulphuk.Also Kula Kangri and mountainous areas to the west of this peak,plus the western Haa District of Bhutan

BURMA

China claims large areas of Burma on historical precedent (China's Yuan Dynasty,1271-1368 ).There are unspecified border disputes with Burma

TAIWAN

China claims all of Taiwan,but particular disputes are: Macclesfi eld Bank,Paracel Islands,Scarborough Shoal,parts of the South China Sea and the Spratly Islands.The Paracel Islands,also called Xisha Islands in Vietnamese,is a group of islands in the South China Sea whose sovereignty is disputed among China,Taiwan and Vietnam

KAZAKHSTAN

There are continual unilateral claims by China on Kazakhstan territory,despite new agreements,in Chinas favour,signed every few years

LAOS

China claims large areas of Laos on historical precedent (Chinas Yuan Dynasty,1271-1368 )

BRUNEI

Over Spratly Islands.The Spratly Islands is a disputed group of more than 750 reefs,islets,atolls,cays,and islands in the South China Sea.About 45 islands are occupied by small numbers of military forces from the Peoples Republic of China,Taiwan,Vietnam,the Philippines,and Malaysia.Brunei has also claimed an exclusive economic zone in the southeastern part of the Spratlys encompassing just one area of small islands on Louisa Reef.This has led to escalating tensions

TAJIKISTAN

Chinease claims based on hi precedent (Qing Dynasty,1644

CAMBODIA

China has,on occasion,claimed parts of Cambodia on historical precedent (China Ming Dynasty,1368-1644 )

INDONESIA

Parts of the South China Sea

MALAYSIA

Over Parts of the S.China Sea,particularly the Spratly Islands

MONGOLIA

China claims all of Mongolia on historical precedent (Yuan Dynasty,1271-1368 ).In fact,Mongolia,under Genghis Khan,occupied China

NEPAL

China claims parts of Nepal dating back to the Sino-Nepalese War in 1788-1792.China claims they are part of Tibet,therefore part of China

PHILIPPINES

Parts of the South China Sea,particularly Scarborough Shoal and the Spratly Islands

NORTH KOREA

Baekdu Mountain and Jiandao has also on occasion claimed a North Korea on historical grou (Yuan Dynasty,1271-1368 )

RUSSIA

160,000 square kilometres sti unilaterally claimed by China,China signing several agreem

SINGAPORE

Parts of the South China Sea

SOUTH KOREA

Parts of the East China Sea.China has also on occasion claimed all of South Korea on historical grounds (Yuan Dynasty,1271-1368 )

VIETNAM

China claims large parts of Vietnam on historical precedent (Ming Dynasty,1368-1644 ).Also,Macclesfi eld Bank,Paracel Islands,parts of the South China Sea and the Spratly Islands 

Courtesy : Economics Times