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Bhutan-China relations refer to the international relationship between the Kingdom of Bhutan and the People's Republic of China. As of present, Bhutan and China do not share an official diplomatic relationship with one another. [1] Historically, Bhutan has followed a path of isolationism and non-alignment extending from the Cold War era to the ...
On June 29, 2017, Bhutan protested to China against the construction of a road in the disputed territory of Doklam, at the meeting point of Bhutan, India and China. [21] On the same day, the Bhutanese border was put on high alert and border security was tightened as a result of the growing tensions. [22]
Bhutan [a] officially the Kingdom of Bhutan, [b] [14] is a landlocked country in South Asia situated in the Eastern Himalayas between China in the north and India in the south. With a population of over 727,145 [15] and a territory of 38,394 square kilometres (14,824 sq mi), Bhutan ranks 133rd in land area and 160th in population.
Bhutan has diplomatic relations with 55 of 193 member states of the United Nations and the European Union. [1] [2] Bhutan's limited number of such relations, including the absence of formal relations with any of the permanent members of the United Nations Security Council, is part of a deliberate isolationist policy of limiting foreign influence in the state. [3]
Doklam. Doklam (Tibetan: འབྲོག་ལམ, Wylie: ‘brog lam, THL: drok lam), [ 1 ][ a ] called Donglang (Chinese : 洞朗) by China, [ 5 ][ 6 ] is an area in Chumbi Valley with a high plateau and a valley, lying between China 's Yadong County to the north, Bhutan 's Ha District to the east and India 's Sikkim state to the west.
The 1959 Tibetan Rebellion and the 14th Dalai Lama's arrival in neighboring India made the security of Bhutan's border with China a necessity for Bhutan. [4] [7] An estimated 6,000 Tibetans fled to Bhutan and were granted asylum, although Bhutan subsequently closed its border to China, fearing more refugees to come.
The 17th-century fortress- monastery on the northern edge of the city, has been the seat of Bhutan's government since 1952. Bhutan 's early history is steeped in mythology and remains obscure. Some of the structures provide evidence that the region has been settled as early as 2000 BC. According to a legend it was ruled by a Cooch-Behar king ...
The military history of Bhutan as a nation begins with warfare between founder Zhabdrung Ngawang Namgyal, himself a Tibetan refugee, and rulers of Tibet. Between 1627 and 1634, a series of wars culminated in the Battle of Five Lamas, the Zhabdrung emerging victorious. Military incursions from Tibet and the Mongol Empire continued through 1714.