China Sets up New County in Xinjiang Near PoK-Afghanistan Border to Tighten Frontier Control

China creates new Xinjiang county near PoK, Afghanistan to boost border security

India has previously objected to similar moves, citing overlap with Ladakh, while experts say the step reflects China’s recognition of the region’s strategic importance.

China sets up new county in Xinjiang near PoK-Afghanistan border to tighten frontier control

China has set up a new county in its volatile Xinjiang province near Pakistanoccupied Kashmir (PoK) and the Afghanistan border in an apparent move to beef up security along the narrow Wakhan Corridor to curb infiltration of Uyghur separatist militants.

China sets up new county in Xinjiang near PoK, Afghan border

The county, named Cenling, is the third new county established by China in Xinjiang, a predominantly Muslim Uyghur region, in just over a year

China establishes new Xinjiang county near sensitive border region

China has created a new county in its far-western Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, close to the borders with Afghanistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir, in a move seen as reinforcing control over a strategically sensitive frontier. The county, named Cenling, lies near the Karakoram Mountains and in proximity to the narrow Wakhan Corridor — a remote strip of Afghan territory that separates Tajikistan from Pakistan-administered Kashmir and li…

China Establishes New Strategic Administrative County In Xinjiang Near Afghan And PoK Borders

The Chinese government has established a new county, named Cenling, within its volatile Xinjiang province. This administrative move is situa...