Chinese authorities have officially established Jigen Township as a new county-level administrative unit within the Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. The area is situated near China's borders with Afghanistan and Pakistan.
The establishment, approved by China's State Council, was announced by the Xinjiang regional government. Official statements frame the move as an effort to improve local governance, public services, and socioeconomic development in the remote, high-altitude region.
Analysts and international reports frequently link administrative adjustments in border areas of Xinjiang to broader security and stability campaigns. The region has been a focus of government policies aimed at countering separatism and extremism.
The new county of Jigen is located in the western part of Taxkorgan, an area that includes the Wakhan Corridor—a narrow strip of Afghan territory that separates Tajikistan from Pakistan. China has invested significantly in border infrastructure and surveillance in Xinjiang in recent years.
