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| On 27 December 2024, The people's government of northwest China's ] announced the establishment of He'an County.<ref name=He`an>{{cite web|url=https://www.xinjiang.gov.cn/xinjiang/tzgg/202412/a0b3b3ac363546589618dd9d49cc7fd7.shtml|title=新疆维吾尔自治区人民政府关于党中央、国务院批准设立和安县的公告|website=The People`s Government of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region of China|lang=zh|date=2024-12-27|accessdate=2024-12-29}}</ref> | On 27 December 2024, The people's government of northwest China's ] announced the establishment of He'an County.<ref name=He`an>{{cite web|url=https://www.xinjiang.gov.cn/xinjiang/tzgg/202412/a0b3b3ac363546589618dd9d49cc7fd7.shtml|title=新疆维吾尔自治区人民政府关于党中央、国务院批准设立和安县的公告|website=The People`s Government of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region of China|lang=zh|date=2024-12-27|accessdate=2024-12-29}}</ref> | ||
| The establishment of the county, administered by ], was approved by the ] and the ].<ref name=He`an></ref> In response to the creation of the county, ] spokesperson ] stated that India "never accepted the illegal Chinese occupation of Indian territory in this area" and "creation of new counties will neither have a bearing on India’s long-standing and consistent position regarding our sovereignty over the area nor lend legitimacy to China’s illegal and forcible occupation of the same." India, which considers Aksai Chin as Indian territory under Chinese occupation, issued protest regarding the creation of the county with the Chinese side through diplomatic channels.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/weekly-media-briefing-by-the-mea-official-spokesperson-randhir-jaiswal/article69057393.ece|title=India protests China’s ‘new counties’ in Ladakh|newspaper=The Hindu|date=2025-01-04|first=Kallol|last=Bhattacherjee|access-date=2025-01-06}}</ref> | |||
| The establishment of the county, administered by ], was approved by the ] and the ].<ref name=He`an></ref> | |||
| The county seat of He'an is ].<ref name=newcounty></ref> | The county seat of He'an is ].<ref name=newcounty></ref> | ||
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County in Xinjiang, China| He'an County 和安县 | |
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| Coordinates: 35°58′46″N 79°11′40″E / 35.979485°N 79.194457°E / 35.979485; 79.194457 | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Xinjiang |
| Prefecture-level city | Hotan |
| County seat | Hongliu |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
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| Simplified Chinese | 和安县 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 和安縣 | ||||||
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He'an County (Chinese: 和安; pinyin: Hé'ān) is a county in the southwest of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region and is under the administration of the Hotan Prefecture. It is the southernmost county-level division of Xinjiang. It administers part of Aksai Chin.
Name
It's name, together with the name of another new county Hekang, forms the meaning of "peaceful Hotan" in Chinese.
History
On 27 December 2024, The people's government of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region announced the establishment of He'an County.
The establishment of the county, administered by Hotan Prefecture, was approved by the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party and the State Council of the People's Republic of China. In response to the creation of the county, Ministry of External Affairs of India spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal stated that India "never accepted the illegal Chinese occupation of Indian territory in this area" and "creation of new counties will neither have a bearing on India’s long-standing and consistent position regarding our sovereignty over the area nor lend legitimacy to China’s illegal and forcible occupation of the same." India, which considers Aksai Chin as Indian territory under Chinese occupation, issued protest regarding the creation of the county with the Chinese side through diplomatic channels.
The county seat of He'an is Hongliu Township.
Transportation
- China National Highway 219, which passes through the disputed Aksai Chin region
Notes
- He'an (和安) and Hekang (和康) forms "和田安康".
References
- ^ "Two new counties established in Xinjiang". Xinhuanet. 2024-12-27. Retrieved 2024-12-27.
- ^ "新疆维吾尔自治区人民政府关于党中央、国务院批准设立和安县的公告". The People`s Government of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region of China (in Chinese). 2024-12-27. Retrieved 2024-12-29.
- Bhattacherjee, Kallol (2025-01-04). "India protests China's 'new counties' in Ladakh". The Hindu. Retrieved 2025-01-06.
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