China protests India PM’s visit to disputed border area
Chinese Vice President Liu Zhenmin has slammed Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent visit to a New Delhi-controlled border area claimed by Beijing.
The Chinese Foreign Ministry said that Liu had called Indian Ambassador Ashok Kantha late Saturday to express “staunch opposition” to Modi’s visit to the disputed border region in the northeastern Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh.
During a meeting with the ambassador, Liu said the move by Modi “undermined China’s territorial sovereignty, rights, and interests.”
The Chinese vice president added that Modi’s visit “artificially amplified differences between the two countries on the border issue and thus went against the principles and consensus that the two sides reached on properly addressing the issue.”
Modi’s visit to Arunachal Pradesh marked the state’s 28th foundation anniversary. During his stay, he also opened a train line and voiced support for hydropower projects in the area.
The Chinese official also warned New Delhi not to complicate the already existing border issue.
Beijing says it has never recognized the state, which was “unilaterally” set up by India.
India and China have long disagreed on where their borders should be drawn.
Although Beijing won a war between the two sides in the Himalayan regions of Ladakh and Arunachal Pradesh back in 1962, the border problem with New Delhi has not been resolved.
China claims about 90,000 square kilometers of land in Arunachal Pradesh, but New Delhi says Beijing is occupying 38,000 square kilometers of Indian territory on the Aksai Chin plateau.
India and China have held several unsuccessful rounds of talks to resolve their border dispute since 1962.
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