Sino-Pakistan Agreement
1963 document establishing the Pakistan–China border / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Sino-Pakistan Agreement[lower-alpha 1] is a 1963 document between the governments of Pakistan and China establishing the border between those countries in the disputed Kashmir region.[3]
Agreement on the boundary between China's Sinkiang and the contiguous areas[1] | |
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Signed | 2 March 1963 |
Location | Peking |
Effective | 2 March 1963[1] |
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Languages | Chinese, English, Urdu |
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中华人民共和国政府和巴基斯坦政府关于中国新疆和由巴基斯坦实际控制其防务的各个地区相接壤的边界的协定 at Wikisource |
It resulted in both countries ceding over 1,942 square kilometres (750 sq mi)[clarification needed] to the other. Pakistan recognized Chinese sovereignty over land in Northern Areas of Kashmir and Ladakh.[4][5] However, Indian writers have insisted that in this transaction, Pakistan surrendered approximately 5,300 km2 (2,050 sq mi) of territory to China.[6][7] India claims the agreement is invalid, and claims sovereignty over part of the land. In addition to increasing tensions with India, the agreement shifted the balance of the Cold War by bringing Pakistan and China closer together while loosening ties between Pakistan and the United States.