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shine india monthly magazine Published this article page no   24 INDIACHINA 14th round of talks were held between senior military commanders of India and China to find a solution to the long standoff in the mountains of eastern Ladakh. More on news The two sides issued a joint statement saying that they would consolidate earlier outcomes. This is progress from the 13th round of talks where no joint statement was issued. India China Border dispute The border between India and China is not clearly demarcated throughout. Along certain stretches of its 3488km length there is no mutually agreed Line of Actual Control (LAC). o China shares its land boundary with 14 countries including India third longest after Mongolia and Russia. Border is divided into three sectors viz. Western Middle and Eastern (Refer map). o Western sector It pertains to the Johnson Line proposed by the British in the 1860s that put Aksai Chin in the then princely state of Jammu and Kashmir. China however does not accept Johnson Line.Middle sector It is the only one where India and China have exchanged maps on which they broadly agree. o Eastern sector The disputed boundary is over the MacMahon Line. 4 Related News One China Policy Recent US declaration to defend Taiwan if China Attacks is seemingly changing of longstanding American strategic ambiguity on the issue. US recognises Chinas claims over Taiwan under its OneChina Policy but under the Taiwan Relations Act 1979 US is committed to help Taiwan in the event of invasion by China. o Under one China Policy countries seeking diplomatic relations with Peoples Republic of China (PRC Mainland China) must break official relations with the Republic of China (ROC Taiwan) and vice versa. Indias stand has been of recognising the One China policy since 1949 but since 2010 India stopped the use of the One China Policy in the backdrop of increased Chinese aggressions at the Line of Actual Control. One Country Two Systems (OCTS) Recently Chinas National Peoples Congress (NPC) approved Hong Kong National Security Law. This brought a decadesold policy of the Peoples Republic of China back into focus One Country Two Systems. About One Country Two Systems policy It was originally proposed to unify China and Taiwan which was rejected by Taiwan. The idea resurfaced when China started talks with Britain and Portugal who were running Hong Kong and Macau respectively as colonies. Under OCTS model China proposed that Hong Kong and Macau can have different economic and political systems from that of mainland China while being part of China. o Likewise Hong Kong returned to Chinese control in 1997 and Macaus sovereignty was transferred in 1999. o Both regions became Special Administrative Regions (SAR) of China with their own currencies economic and legal systems but defence and foreign affairs would be decided by China. o Also Hong Kongers have freedom of assembly and speech and some democratic rights which are not available in mainland China.  These freedoms are protected by the Basic Law a mini constitution that guides relationship between Hong Kong and China shineindia monthly magazine buy.

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