evidence: The extreme controversy of whether Aksai Chin (Eastern Ladakh) is part of India or a "part of China" has heightened conflict between India and China in recent months. It should be very clear that Aksai Chin also known as Eastern Ladakh is not a part of China as India has historically never shared a border with China. In fact if it had not been for the Chinese occupation of East Turkistan in 1949 and Tibet in 1950, no border would exist connecting India and China. [...] Aksai Chin (Eastern Ladakh) was annexed into Chinese occupied East Turkistan, or what China calls "Xinjiang" following the Sino-India War of 1962. Looking at historical data and maps pre-1962, including maps created by the British, Chinese, East Turkistan, Indian, Russian, and United States governments, we can see that since at least 1865 Aksai Chin (Eastern Ladakh) was exclusively marked as being a part of India. Therefore the issue of Aksai Chin (Eastern Ladakh) being a part of India should no longer be a controversy as it had been recognized internationally as being a part of India nearly a century prior to China invaded and occupied it in 1962. China has no right to Aksai Chin (Eastern Ladakh) and is illegally occupying India’s sovereign territory since 1962 just like it has been occupying East Turkistan since 1949 and Tibet since 1950.