Politics● LowSep 18 · Sep 18, 2026, 5:14 PM
Shipki La and the Battle Over the History of China-India Trade
GlobeAlert Desk · curated from The Diplomat · South Asia
The Chinese narrative attempts to erase the independent agency Tibet exercised before 1951, framing Shipki La as a historical link between China and India (not Tibet and India).
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