Explanation

China shares international land borders with 14 sovereign states

To the north, China shares a border with:

1 Russia,

2 Mongolia,

3 North Korea.

Along China's western border, its neighbors are:

4. Kazakhstan

5. Kyrgyzstan,

6. Tajikistan,

7. Afghanistan,

8. Pakistan,

along the south, the bordering countries are:

9. India,

10. Bhutan,

11. Nepal,

12. Laos,

13. Vietnam,

 14. Myanmar.

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