Lhünzê County
| Lhünzê County 隆子县 • ལྷུན་རྩེ་རྫོང་། | |
|---|---|
| County | |
.png) Location of Lhünzê County (red) within Shannan City (yellow) and the Tibet Autonomous Region | |
  Lhünzê County Location of the seat in the Tibet Autonomous Region | |
| Coordinates: 28°49′56″N 93°16′25″E / 28.83222°N 93.27361°ECoordinates: 28°49′56″N 93°16′25″E / 28.83222°N 93.27361°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Autonomous region | Tibet |
| Prefecture-level city | Shannan |
| Seat | Lhünzê |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Lhünzê County, (Tibetan: ལྷུན་རྩེ་རྫོང་།, Wylie: lhun rtse rdzong, ZYPY: Lhünzê Zong ; Chinese: 隆子县; pinyin: Lóngzǐ Xiàn) is a county of Shannan located in the south-east of the Tibet Autonomous Region. India claimed this county as part of Arunachal Pradesh, which is a disputed area between People's Republic of China and India.
Geography
Settlements
Mining Controversy
In 2018, the Chinese government launched large-scale investments into mining precious metals like gold and silver from the region. This followed reports that rare earth minerals valued at over $60 billion had been found. Reports suggest that the gold rush has led to an unprecedented influx of people into the region. This is perceived as China's plan to claim the disputed border with India (Arunachal Pradesh) could turn the region into "another South China Sea".[1]
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