Aksai Chin is claimed by India but occupied by the Chinese and administered as part of the Hotan Prefecture, whose capital is Hotan.

aksai chin of ladak,rajestani deserts

eg:luni ,gaggar ,sambhar rivers ....etc

The total area of the disputed territory of Aksai Chin is 42,685 km² (16,481 mi²) which is an integral part of Hotan province in East Turkestan under the Chinese military rule. It is only claimed by the Republic of India as part of it's so-called held Jammu and Kashmir.

China claims a part of Kashmir(15-20%) called Aksai Chin. This region is mountainous and uninhabited but it is vital for china as it connects its 2 troublesome regions of Xizang(Tibet) and Xinjiang(Uyghur province). The roads from Xinjiang passes thru Aksai Chin to Tibet.

There is no religious or cultural reasons and it is purely strategic as I said the place is completely uninhabited.

This list tells countries from East to West bordering south China. Philipines, Viet Nam, Laos, Myanmar, Bengladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, India, Tibet, Aksai Chin, Kashmir, Pakistan, Afganistan, Tajikstan.