China Passes New Land Border Law : Describing the country’s sovereignty and territorial integrity as “sacred and intact”, China’s parliament has adopted a new law related to the protection and use of border areas, which could have an impact on Beijing’s border dispute with India. Members of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress (NPC) approved the legislation during the closing meeting of parliament on Saturday, state-run Xinhua news agency reported. This law will come into effect from January 1 next year. According to it, “the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the People’s Republic of China is sacred and