BEIJING – China on Saturday “firmly opposed” Prime Minister NarendraModi visit to Arunachal Pradesh, asserting that it has never recognised thesensitive border state and the Indian leadership should refrain from anyaction that may “complicate the boundary question”.
Prime Minister Modi Saturday said his government was giving a lot ofimportance to improve connectivity in the border state.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunyinglink in response to a question onModi’s visit said, “China’s position on the China-India boundary questionis consistent and clear-cut.
The Chinese government has never recognised the so-called ‘ArunachalPradesh’ and is firmly opposed to the Indian leader’s visit to the EastSection of the China-India boundary.”
China urges the Indian side to bear in mind the common interests of the twocountries, respect the interests and concerns of the Chinese side, cherishthe momentum of improvement in bilateral relations, and refrain from anyaction that may lead to the escalation of disputes or complicate theboundary question,” she said in her reaction posted on the Chinese ForeignMinistry’s website.
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China claims the north-eastern Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh as part ofsouthern Tibet. India and China have so far held 21 rounds of talks toresolve the border dispute.
The India-China border dispute covers the 3,488-km-long Line of ActualControl (LAC). China routinely objects to Indian leaders visiting ArunachalPradesh to highlight its stand.
