evidence: From China’s point of view, recommencing trade with Bhutan is part of an overall strategy in the Himalayas, which has been built in the global setting of the development of China’s western dependencies. The resumption of trans- Himalayan trade is a key component of that strategy. During the occupation of Tibet, China occupied 8 western Tibetan enclaves under Bhutan administration. A 1961 Chinese map also revealed China claiming territories in Nepal, Bhutan and the Kingdom of Sikkim (Now part of India). There have been incursions by Tibetan herdsmen and Chinese soldiers that pricked tensions in Bhutan. As per official reports by the King of Bhutan to the National Assembly, there are four disputed areas between China and Bhutan. It was in 1988 that the problems for Bhutan started when China sent PLA troops to erect roads and began occupying Bhutanese territory. But the international citizenry never took note of Bhutan’s complaints.