Bridge in disputed territory between China and India sparks concern — Radio Free Asia

A black dot marks the site of the new bridge over Pangong Lake on the border with India and China. Credit: RFA graphic/Datawrapper

A bridge being built by China across Pangong Lake in a disputed section of northwest India could further inflame tensions between the two countries, experts on the border dispute said. The bridge, which spans about 500 meters (1,640 feet), is situated south of a position occupied by China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) on the north

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Khamphanh Phommathat, president of the State Inspection Authority, delivers a report on corruption to the National Assembly in Vientiane, Laos, November 2021. Credit: Lao National Television screen shot

The Lao government has lost U.S. $767 million to corruption since 2016, with government development and investment projects such as road and bridge construction the leading source of the widespread graft, according to the country’s State Inspection Authority. The SIA reported on April 11 that nearly 3,700 members of the communist Lao People’s Revolutionary Party

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A Chinese-made tunnel boring maker, in a file picture by Xinhua News Agency. ,” he stated. ” It might be that they want to do agriculture or industry, or possibly some mining or there are minerals. Presently, this location is a dry desert area, so theres no water.” A deceptive 500-kilometer-long watering job China is

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