Pattern in China’s standoff with India

US President Donald Trump on Thursday waded right in the middle of India’s dispute with China, asserting that China has a long track record of disputes with neighbours. Here is a list of 21

RUSSIA

Despite signing bilateral agreements in 1991 and 1994 to delimit the eastern and western section of the Russia-china border, a few sectors remain unresolved. There are 160,000 sq km still unilaterally claimed

KAZAKHSTAN

China has laid claim to a territory in Kazakhstan stretching from Semirechie to Lake Balkhash covering 34,000 sq km. China has settled for 22 per cent of its claim over Kazakh territory.

KYRGYZSTAN

China lays claim to the whole of Kyrgyz territory. Chia has settled for 32 percent of its claim over Kyrgyz territory. Under the 1999 agreement, Kyrgyzstan handed over 1,250 sq km to China.

TAJIKISTAN

The two sides have a bilateral ■ dispute dating back to 1884.The Chinese claims are based on historical precedent (Qing Dynasty 1644-1912).

In 1991, Tajikistan inherited ■ from the Soviet Union 3 disputed border segments which China and the Union couldn’t resolve.

In 1999, Tajikistan and China ■ signed a border demarcation agreement defining the border in two of the three segments. China has, in all, settled for 3.5 per cent of the claimed territory.

INDIA

China occupies 38,000 sq km Indian territory in the Aksai Chin region apart from staking claim on Ladakh, Arunachal Pradesh. It was this expantionist policy that led to the LAC standoff

NEPAL

Nepal and China have issues over 3 boundary pillars in Dolakha and 2 in Mt Everest vicinity. There were reports of Chin illegally occupying strategic land at 12 places across Nepal.

THAILAND

Thailand opposes China's dredging on Mekong River since 2001 for ships to carry goods from its landlocked Yunnan

LAOS

China claims large areas of Laos on historical precedent of China's Yuan Dynasty during 1271-1368

SINGAPORE

Singapore is not a claimant state in the South China Sea disputes but allows the presence of US naval forces in its waters.

CAMBODIA

China has often claimed part of the country on historical precedent (China's Ming dynasty)

MONGOLIA

China and Mongolia have settled their boundary dispute but China has claimed all of Mongolia on historical precedent (Yuan Dynasty).

NORTH KOREA

The 2 have a dispute over Mount Paektu and Yalu and Tuman rivers. China has also claimed Baekhu Mountain and Jiandao.

S KOREA

and China have an overlapping Air Defence Identification Zone and an Exclusive Economic Zone dispute over Leodo

TAIWAN

China claims all of Taiwan but particularly Macclesfield Bank, Paracel & Spratly Islands.

BRUNEI

China claims the southern part of the Spratly Islands chain. Brunei claims part of South China Sea

MALAYSIA

Their dispute revolves around parts of the South China

INDONESIA

China's nine-dash line overlaps the Natuna Sea/exclusive Economic Zone of Indonesia leading to disputes.

JAPAN

Its dispute with China centers around S China Sea, Ryukyu Islands and overlapping Air Defence Identification Zone in the East China Sea

BHUTAN

Bhutanese enclaves in Tibet. It has lost a substantial chunk of area under dispute.

PHILIPPINES

China and Philippines disagree over parts of the South China Sea