It is one of a string of Chinese settlements that also fall well within the border shown on official maps of Bhutan – a ...

To fill these units, the Chinese authorities have relocated or are currently relocating approximately 7,000 people to these previously unpopulated areas of Bhutan, together with an unknown number ...

New Delhi has traditionally acted as a conduit for Thimphu's foreign affairs. The Chinese government, however, is pushing Bhutan to establish direct diplomatic relations.