CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Representative Image BEIJING: China has unveiled an ambitious plan to construct a new railway line along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) and through the disputed Aksai Chin region.

Detailed explanation-2: -For centuries, Tibet was cut off from the outside world by its remote location, extreme climate and geographic environment. This far-flung region thwarted all but the boldest travellers and explorers-that is, until the construction of the Qinghai-Tibet Railway in 2006, which connected Tibet to the rest of China.

Detailed explanation-3: -The train from Xining to Lhasa runs at an altitude of 4, 000 m above sea level and the highest point is 5, 072 m.