BEIJING – Customs officials in China have destroyed 30,000 world mapsprinted in the country for not mentioning Arunachal Pradesh and Taiwan aspart of its territory, according to a media report.
China claims the north-eastern Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh as part ofSouth Tibet. China routinely objects to Indian leaders visiting ArunachalPradesh to highlight its stand.
India says the state of Arunachal Pradesh is its integral and inalienablepart and Indian leaders visit Arunachal Pradesh from time to time, as theyvisit other parts of the country.
The two countries have so far held 21 rounds of talks to resolve the borderdispute covering 3,488-km-long Line of Actual Control (LAC).
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China also claims the estranged island of Taiwan as its part.
The maps were meant for export to an unspecified country, state-run *GlobalTimes *reported on Tuesday.
