evidence: The People’s Republic of China lies to the north-east (Xinjiang Uygur) and east (Xizang—Tibet), but also administers the Aksai Chin plateau, as well as a length of territory to the west of there, beyond the Karakoram Pass, and another pocket to the south. The border dividing Indian-held territory from the Pakistani zone is known as the Line of Control (LoC)—it starts in the south-west of Jammu and Kashmir territory, just north of the Chenab, eventually curving eastward round the mountains surrounding the Vale of Kashmir, continuing in an easterly direction into Ladakh just to the north of Kargil and then north-easterly, petering out at the Chulung Pass and the massive Siachen Glacier, where India, China and Pakistan all meet. The disputed border dividing India and China is known as the Line of Actual Control. The length of the border facing south-westwards is with the rest of India: in the north with Jammu and Kashmir, and in the south with Himachal Pradesh. The total area of the territory is 166,698 sq km (64,362 sq miles), but, of this, 64,817 sq km is occupied by Pakistan and 42,685 sq km (including the 5,130 sq km of the Trans- Karakoram Tract ceded by Pakistan) by the People’s Republic of China. The figure given for the area of Indian-held Ladakh (for statistical purposes) is 59,146 sq km.