07. Dec 2009
Bhutan authorities report border transgressions
(Kuensel) Kuensel reports that Bhutan's Secretary of International Boundaries, Dasho Pema Wangchuk, presented the updated status report on the boundary negotiations on the border with the PRC on 04 December 2009. He informed parliament that the government protested five times against intrusions by
 Chinese soldiers inside Bhutanese territory. He stated that at present there are four areas that are disputed in the western sector- Doklam, Charithang, Sinchulumpa and Dramana. Beijing had proposed that the 19th round of the border talks be held in December 2009. However, the government of Bhutan has proposed that the border talks be held in Thimphu in January 2010. He mentioned repeated clashes in the northern border region with yartsa gumbu (cordyceps cinensis) collectors illegally crossing over from Tibet.