Line of Actual Control

Proper noun

the Line of Actual Control

1. The line which separates the Indian-administered union territory of Ladakh from Chinese-administered territory of Aksai Chin.
   • Thousands of soldiers have been facing off since April on the Line of Actual Control (LAC), or the de facto border, including at the glacial Pangong Tso lake.2021 February 21, Sanjeev Miglani, Yew Lun Tian, “Hundreds protest S.China project over pollution worries”, in Giles Elgood, editor, Reuters, archived from the original on 11 Oct 2021
   • For decades, India and China have been locked in a bitter dispute along a 2,100-mile border known as the Line of Actual Control. Indian defense officials say that Chinese military forces have been increasingly laying claim to territories that have long been under India’s control.[…]
   • India’s Army said in a statement on Monday that troops from each side had disengaged from the Line of Actual Control, which is patrolled by soldiers from both countries.2022 December 13, Sameer Yasir, Emily Schmall, “Indian and Chinese Soldiers Again Trade Blows at Disputed Border”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 13 Dec 2022, Asia...

   Synonyms:

   LAC