Category: GovernancePart of speech: nounDifficulty: AdvancedRecommended for ★ UPSC
边界
/biānjìe/Roman
English meaning: Border
Definition
A line separating two countries or areas. India and China share a 3,488 km disputed border (Line of Actual Control), the world's longest disputed frontier. Border disputes, particularly in Aksai Chin and Arunachal Pradesh, have led to the 1962 Sino-Indian War and recurring military standoffs including Doklam (2017) and Galwan (2020).
Example
“中印边界问题是两国关系中的核心敏感议题。”
In English: “The border issue is a core sensitive topic in China-India relations.”
Literary Heritage
“为政以德，譬如北辰，居其所而众星共之。”
/Wéi zhèng yǐ dé, pì rú běi chén, jū qí suǒ ér zhòng xīng gòng zhī./
“He who governs by virtue is like the North Star: it occupies its place while all the other stars pay homage to it.”
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Language information
- Language
- 中文
- Chinese (Simpl.)
- Script
- Han
- Family
- Sino-Tibetan
- Speakers
- 1.1B