Map3: China's 8 cross-border villages in Bji Gewog, western Bhutan, & areas claimed there by China. The Bhutan-Tibet (China) border is as shown on the 1:250,000 Map of Bhutan 2006. Names of valleys & sites of Chinese villages added. Map: Robert Barnett 2024.

Map 2: China's 14 cross-border villages in Kurtoe Gewog, Lhuentse, northeastern Bhutan. The Bhutan-Tibet (China) border is as shown on the 1:250,000 Map of Bhutan (Dept. of Survey & Land Records), 2006. Names of valleys & sites of cross-border villages have been added.

3 Maps showing China's new villages in Bhutan.
Map 1: principal areas of Bhutan currently claimed by China. Most of the claimed areas in the west (parts of Bji gewog) & in the northeast (the Beyul and Menchuma) have now been annexed by China. Map: Foreign Policy/Robert Barnett.

3 Maps showing China's new villages in Bhutan.
Map 1: principal areas of Bhutan currently claimed by China. Most of the claimed areas in the west (parts of Bji gewog) & in the northeast (the Beyul and Menchuma) have now been annexed by China. Map: Foreign Policy/Robert Barnett.

Seminar at SOAS, Thurs Nov 21, 5pm on

"Text-mining Propaganda: Studying Tibetan Newspapers, 1950s to early 1960s".

Speakers: Franz Xaver Erhard (Leipzig University) & Robert Barnett (SOAS). Moderator: Marcus Gilroy-Ware @mjgw.bsky.social (Creative Digital Media, SOAS).

Details: soas.ac.uk/about…