China plans to build a new highway along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) with India as part of Beijing’s efforts to strengthen its strategic position and project its power, a media report said on Wednesday.
The highway, spanning from Lhunze county in Tibet to Mazha in Kashgar, Xinjiang region, is among 345 construction plans proposed in the new national programme, which aims to build a total of 461,000 kms of highway and motorway by 2035, as China seeks to revive its faltering economy with infrastructure investment, the Hong Kong-based South China Morning Post reported.
Lhunze county, according to reports, formed part of Arunachal Pradesh, which China claims as part of South Tibet.
