China now claims Bhutan's territory, Bhutan rejects Chinese claims
India TodayIn yet another new move to claim land in Bhutan, China at the 58th meeting of the Global Environment Facility Council tried to "oppose" funding to a project for the Sakteng Wildlife Sanctuary situated in Bhutan saying that it was "disputed" territory. “Global, Bhutan, Malaysia, Nigeria, Pakistan, South Africa: GEF -7 Global Wildlife Program -Addendum, World Bank, UNDP/ IUCN/ UNEP ” Although objections were raised and China opposed the move, the project has been cleared by majority of the council members and finds space in the final summary. The Council Member for the China constituency requested that its view be reflected as follows: "In light of the Sakteng Wildlife Sanctuary in the project ID 10561 is located in the China-Bhutan disputed areas which is on the agenda of China-Bhutan boundary talk, China opposes and does not join the Council decision on this project." Sakteng Wildlife Sanctuary is an integral and sovereign territory of Bhutan and at no point during the boundary discussions between Bhutan and China has it featured as a disputed area."
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