Gyalaphug

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Gyalaphug
Jieluobu 杰罗布村
Village
Gyalaphug is located in Bhutan
Gyalaphug
Gyalaphug
Location of Gyalaphug in Bhutan
Coordinates: 27°58′51″N 90°53′51″E / 27.9807555°N 90.8975847°E / 27.9807555; 90.8975847
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Gyalaphug or Jieluobu is a village located in a disputed part of the Bhutan-China border. China announced its establishment in October 2015. Media reports place the village 8 km within Bhutanese territory of Beyul, Lhuntse district, Bhutan while China places it in Lhodrak, Tibet Autonomous Region.The village is actually controlled by China and is part of the poverty alleviation plan. The local per capita annual income is about 16000 RMB (an increase of 13000 RMB compared to 2016)[1][2][3][4]

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  1. ^ Barnett, Robert (7 May 2021). "China Is Building Entire Villages in Another Country's Territory". Foreign Policy. Additional research for this piece was conducted by Matthew Akester, Ronald Schwartz, and two Tibetan researchers who asked to remain anonymous as part of an ongoing collaborative research project into policy developments on Tibet. Additional fact-checking was provided by Nathan Ruser. Retrieved 2021-05-24.
  2. ^ "China slowly invading Himalayan neighbour Bhutan, says new study". The Times of India. ANI. 23 May 2021. Retrieved 2021-05-24.
  3. ^ Lhamo, Choekyi (2021-05-12). "China sets up villages in Bhutan to counter India at the border: Report". Phayul. Retrieved 2021-05-24.
  4. ^ "China expands Tibet with new town inside Bhutan: Report". The Week. Inputs from PTI. 23 May 2021. Retrieved 2021-05-24.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: others (link)