A short thread on China's claims on the southern bank of Pangong Lake, in light of escalating tensions in the past week and hours. 1/

Bottom-line up-front: China's claims immediately on the southern bank lie to the west of India's view of the LAC. In fact, it may be one area where China's claims lie beyond its view of the LAC. Thus, this is a potentially volatile area. 2/

For India's view of the LAC on the southern bank, see this map:
https://twitter.com/nitingokhale/status/1302247226249412609?s=20 3/

This authoritative Chinese map shows the hill on which India's Thakung observation post is located as lying within the territory China claims. (Source: China's National Platform for Common Geospatial Information Services under the Ministry of Natural Resources.) 4/

This map from an official Chinese military history of the 1962 war also shows China's claim to the area, along with how forces contested this area in the run-up to the war. (China's positions in red, India's in blue.) 5/

Other Chinese maps also depict this same area as lying inside the territory China claims. 6/

However, some sources such as Google maps show the Chinese claim as lying to the east, which might create confusion about China's position when compared with Chinese maps. 7/

Thus, the immediate area on the south bank of the Pangong Lake where Indian and Chinese claims overlap is especially volatile. END/