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Beijing: China plans to further strengthen its strategic transport network in sensitive border regions with India over the next five years to fortify its remote frontiers during the 15th Five-Year Plan beginning this year.
One project involves building a 394 km highway linking the northern and southern sides of the rugged Tianshan Mountains in Xinjiang, Uygur Autonomous Region, reported the Hong Kong-based South China Morning Post, quoting the draft report of the 15th Five-Year Plan.
The plan has been placed for approval of China’s national legislature, the National People’s Congress (NPC), currently in session here.
The route will run parallel to a strategic road built through the disputed Aksai Chin area to improve mi...
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