What to Know About the Border Conflict Between China and India
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What to Know About the Border Conflict Between China and India

Explainer Video by Thamine Nayeem, Producer and Lindsay Maizland, Producer

June 11, 2021 7:18 pm (EST)

What to Know About the Border Conflict Between China and India
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China and India have disputed their shared border for years—they even went to war in 1962. Here’s what to know about the latest escalation between the two Asian giants.

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 This In Brief lays out what to know about the border dispute between China and India.

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