evidence: - China lays claims to several parts of Jammu and Kashmir, including Buddhist Ladakh - Beijing controls the disputed territories of Aksai Chin and Shaksgam Tract - Aksai Chin is a vital piece of land for Beijing because it connects Tibet and Xinjiang [...] China seized Aksai Chin when it defeated India in the 1962 war, but Aksai Chin isn't the only part of the Jammu and Kashmir that's under Chinese control. [...] "China continues to control Aksai Chin and India continues to claim Aksai Chin — whether it is part of Jammu and Kashmir or [a] union territory, I don't think it makes any real difference," he said.