China’s Construction of Bridge in Disputed Border Region Poses Military Threat to India: Experts

The first view of the Pangong Tso, the point from where the strategic lake starts in India and goes 134 kilometers, more than half of which is in China where it ends. The lake has been a site of heavy military buildup on both sides. This picture was taken on June 22, 2021, a few miles away from the first tourist camp point. Venus Upadhayaya/Epoch Times

NEW DELHI—The Chinese military is nearly done with building a bridge on the Pangong Tso lake in the disputed border area between India and China in the Ladakh region. The Indian government says the construction is occurring in areas illegally occupied by China.

Pangong Tso is a high-altitude, trans-Himalayan lake that is more than 83 miles long. Half of the lake is claimed by China, 40 percent by India, and a six-mile area is claimed by both nations.