Beijing's call for establishing direct diplomatic ties with Bhutan isn't new. It follows China building multiple villages on disputed border territory, activities that have mirrored the gray-zone ...

One year prior to the 2017 standoff, Beijing was already starting a major bid to bolster its claims by building roads and villages in the Jakarlung valley – along another China-Bhutan frontier ...

As Bhutan prepares for border talks with Beijing, the Himalayan kingdom has indicated to India that it won't recognise China's claims to the Doklam plateau in the discussions, ...

China has accelerated settlement-building along its disputed border with Bhutan, with more than 200 structures, including two-storey buildings, under construction in six locations, according to ...

China tightening grip on Chicken’s Neck using Trishul Niti with Nepal, Bhutan, and Bangladesh; North-East India will…, ...

By putting pressure on Bhutan, Beijing may be testing Delhi's resolve in coming to its tiny ally's aid. India's neighbours are closely watching how Delhi decides to tackle China's growing military ...

Bhutan, which in recent years has felt squeezed between the two giants, poses no military threat to China. ... Steven Lee Myers is the Beijing bureau chief for The New York Times.

Beijing's land grab in the north of the Himalayan country was taking place in the form of an "unsanctioned program of settlement construction across the contested border with Bhutan," open-source ...

At the heart of border negotiations between Beijing and Thimphu, which began in 1984, is the disputed tri-junction on the Doklam plateau between China, Bhutan and India – where Chinese and ...

Indeed, Beijing has repeatedly voiced its intent to normalize relations, and the prospect of a growing Chinese footprint in Bhutan has New Delhi “crapping themselves,” one former top Bhutanese ...

As Bhutan prepares for border talks with Beijing, the Himalayan kingdom has indicated to India that it won’t recognize China’s claims to the Doklam plateau in the discussions, ...