India has launched a complaint after China announced two new counties in the Beijing-controlled Aksai Chin region, an area India claims as part of its Ladakh region.
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00:00The Indian Foreign Ministry has launched a complaint with China over its announcement
00:05of two new counties on land to which they have competing claims.
00:10The new counties of Hoan and Ho Kang fall in the contested Aksai Chin region, which
00:15is controlled by China.
00:16However, India still claims the area as part of its Ladakh region in the Himalayas.
00:22Border disputes in the region have been ongoing for decades, with deadly clashes killing soldiers
00:27on both sides.
00:29Last year, India and China agreed to ease tensions on the border with a new patrol deal.