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New northern Border Law imposed by China to be enforced from Today

Shivani Gadhavi

Published On: January 01, 2022 at 14:15 IST

The People’s Republic of China today imposed a new Law on the Northern Border which would give China an upper hand into posing challenges for India. China is said to extend its Borders over the disputed land at the Line of Actual Control.

The People’s Republic of China on December 30, 2021 also renamed 15 villages in Arunachal Pradesh in the map. Major General Ashok Kumar (Retd) stated, “The new land Border Law is the latest attempt by China to unilaterally delineate and demarcate territorial boundaries with India and Bhutan.”

Major General Ashok Kumar (Retd) stated, “It is a hybrid unconventional warfare methodology, applied for taking over illegal control of sovereign spaces of other states and gets converted into a legalistic nation-building exercise which brooks no opposition.”

The Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress which is said to be China’s top legislative governing body on October 23, 2021, passed the aforementioned new Law while citing “protecting and exploitation of the country’s land Border areas.”

The new Border Law is not just for the Border adjoining India but also for the borders that China shares with Russia and Mongolia. The People’s Republic of China shares its Border which is as long as 22,457 kilometers, this boundary it shares with 14 other countries.

The New Law also defines that China’s People’s Liberation Army and its Armed Police Force will guard the Border to maintain security against Illegal Trespassers. The Law states restriction of any kind of activity that could “endanger National Security or affect China’s friendly relations with neighboring countries.”