China sets up new county in Xinjiang near PoK, Afghan border

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This representation taken connected July 18, 2023, shows women walking past a propaganda slogan promoting taste unity, successful some Chinese and Uyghur languages, successful Yarkant, northwestern China’s Xinjiang region. | Photo Credit: AFP

China has acceptable up a caller region successful its volatile Xinjiang state adjacent Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) and the Afghanistan borderline successful an evident determination to fortify information on the constrictive Wakhan Corridor to curb infiltration of Uyghur separatist militants.

The county, named Cenling, is located adjacent the Karakoram upland scope and adjacent to the borders with PoK and Afghanistan, underscoring its strategical significance.

Published - April 12, 2026 05:03 p.m. IST

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