Key Points
China on Thursday said it firmly opposes the US recognition of Arunachal Pradesh as part of Indian territory and affirmed that Washington has nothing to do with the India-China border dispute..
China's strong reaction came hours after US State Department Principal Deputy Spokesperson Vedant Patel's remarks that the United States "recognises Arunachal Pradesh as Indian territory."..
The delimitation of the China-India boundary has not been completed, Lin said adding, "'Zangnan' (the official Chinese name for Arunachal Pradesh) has always been China's territory..
Chinese Defence Ministry spokesman Senior Colonel Zhang Xiaogang on March 15 said that the southern part of Xizang (the Chinese name for Tibet) is an inherent part of China's territory, and Beijing "never acknowledges and firmly opposes" the "so-called Arunachal Pradesh illegally established by India."..
The Ministry of External Affairs on March 19 said it has noted the latest comments made by the spokesperson of the Chinese Defence Ministry "advancing absurd claims" over the territory of Arunachal Pradesh and asserted that the state "was, is and will always be" an integral and inalienable part of India..
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