China National Highway 219

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China National Highway 219 (G219; Chinese: Guódào219) is a highway running along the entire western and southern border of the People's Republic of China, from Kom-Kanas in Xinjiang to Dongxing in Guangxi. At over 10,000 kilometres (6,214 mi) in length, it is part of the China National Highway Network Planning (2013–2030), and once completed it will be the longest National Highway. Before 2013, G219 ran only from Yecheng (Karghilik) in the Xinjiang to Lhatse in Tibet on a length of 2,342 km (1,455 mi). This section was completed in September 1957. India is engaged in a territorial dispute with China over Aksai Chin, through which this section passes for 180 km (112 mi). After a 1962 war, China retained control of the road. For the first time after the 1960s, between 2010-2012, China spent CN¥3 Billion ($476 million) repaving the Xinjiang section spanning just over 650 km (404 mi). China's 13th (2016–2020) and 14th (2021–2025) five-year plans both included development of the road and connectivity...

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