Chinese construction is expanding on land that Bhutan’s official maps show as part of the Himalayan kingdom, as Beijing ramps up efforts under leader Xi Jinping’s national security drive to ...

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 ...

China and Bhutan do not have diplomatic relations but maintain contact through periodic visits by officials. While Beijing resolved the boundary disputes with the 12 other neighbours, India and ...

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 ...

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, ...

The first ever visit to Beijing by the top diplomat of Bhutan last week has thrust the tiny Himalayan kingdom into an uncomfortable spotlight as its neighbours vie for influence. Sandwiched ...

From Beijing's perspective, she said, "the solution of China-India eastern border is the precondition for the solution of Bhutan-China border". The Bhutanese foreign ministry did not respond to ...

Border negotiations finally began in 1972, with India playing a supporting role for Bhutan. As leadership in Beijing grew more confident, it sought to exclude India from negotiations, succeeding ...

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 ...

Tiny Bhutan is feeling the squeeze as its giant neighbours China and India vie for territory.