China Advances Infrastructure in Shaksgam Valley Amid India-China Territorial Dispute

China has accelerated infrastructure development in the Shaksgam Valley, including constructing roads that enhance connectivity between Kashgar and regions like Skardu and Hunza via the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor. India contests the legitimacy of China's presence, citing the 1963 China-Pakistan boundary agreement as invalid since the area is part of the former princely state of Jammu and Kashmir, which acceded to India. This development occurs amid ongoing India-China diplomatic engagements, highlighting tensions between physical territorial assertions and efforts to stabilise relations.