For background on the broader border dynamics, see Robbie Barnett’s research on Chinese cross-border villages in #Bhutan:
turquoiseroof.org/forceful-dip...

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#Bhutan and #China held their 15th Expert Group Meeting on boundary issues in Beijing, led by Hou Yanqi and Letho Tobdhen Tangbi, with both sides describing the talks as “candid and constructive.”

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A planned Chinese border gate is seen from the Kokang capital, Laukkai. / (c) The Irrawaddy

China is reportedly moving border fences inside #Myanmar territory in northern Shan State, with villagers saying fields, streams, and old boundary markers have been swallowed behind steel, concrete, and #surveillance camera networks. #Borderization www.irrawaddy.com/news/myanmar...

NPR asks experts to use Planet Labs satellite imagery to anchor its reporting on India’s “Vibrant Villages” programme along the China border, documenting infrastructure disparities, & contrasting Delhi’s gradual build-out with rapid construction across the Line of Actual Control. #borderization

China’s Cross-Border Villages in Bhutan In 2016, China began constructing a village in territory generally understood to be part of Bhutan.

Read @robbiebarnett.bsky.social’s #borderization case study investigating PRC cross-border villages in #Bhutan turquoiseroof.org/forceful-dip... #grayzone #不丹

Why China is eating its tiny neighbor, Bhutan As Beijing encroaches on the territory of the Himalayan kingdom, its ultimate aim is leverage over India.

In a world that is fast becoming more chaotic, #borderization could turn out to be an increasingly common tactic for strong countries to subjugate smaller neighbours. bigthink.com/strange-maps... #Bhutan #不丹

#Georgien: Russlands schleichende Annexion.
20% seiner Staatsfläche hat das Land seit 2008 verloren. #Russland errichtet periodisch immer neue Grenzzäune, die Teile des georgischen Gebietes umschließen.
#Putin @Wort_LU #Borderization #Russia...