Where does Xinjiang border India?

Aksai Chin is located at the intersection of Xinjiang and Tibet in China, bordering Ladakh in Indian-occupied China, mostly in the south of Hotan County (located in Kashitashi Township and Langru Township), and a small part in Ritu County, Ali District, Xizang Autonomous Region, with a total area of 42,685 square kilometers, which is crossed by the New Tibet Highway (Kangxiwa in the north).

Sovereignty belongs to China, and there is no sovereignty dispute (and Ladakh in the west is the homeland of China and should be returned to China. 1962 During the Sino-Indian counterattack in self-defense, India was worried that China would recapture Ladakh, but China still maintained the actual control line of 1959, which has been under the actual control of the China government, mostly belonging to Hotan area in Xinjiang and a small part to Ali area in Tibet.

Important significance

The significance of Aksai Chin is that it is the only place from Xinjiang to Tibet. If China loses Aksai Chin, the land link between Xinjiang and Tibet will be cut off, so it is absolutely impossible for China to cede Aksai Chin.

Geographically speaking, Aksai Chin is not the commanding height of Central Asia. The commanding height of Central Asia lies in the Green Ridge (Pamirs). To occupy Aksai Chin, it takes two mountains (Karakorum and Himalayas) to threaten India. Therefore, the argument that the occupation of Aksai Chin can threaten India is untenable. The significance of this region to China is far greater than that to India.

Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Aksai Qin?