Standoff at 15,000 Feet

Photos of the world's highest border dispute.

MAY 3, 2013

Chinese traders walk between Indian soldiers after crossing the China-India border at Nathu La Pass, located 15,000 feet above sea level in India's northeastern state of Sikkim, on July 6, 2006. The day marked the opening of the famed Silk Road Himalayan pass, allowing for the first direct border trade between the Asian giants since their brutal frontier war 44 years earlier.

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