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China fumes at Rajnath’s Arunachal visit

  • China today objected to the visit of Defence Minister Rajnath Singh to Arunachal Pradesh, saying the Chinese government never acknowledged the “so-called” northeast Indian state, which it claims to be a part of South Tibet. 
     
  • Singh visited Tawang on Thursday for the ‘Maitree Diwas’ celebrations to boost civil-military friendship in the region bordering China. 
     
  • Reacting to the visit, Spokesman of the Chinese Foreign Ministry Geng Shuang said, “The Chinese government never acknowledged the so-called Arunachal Pradesh.We firmly oppose the activities conducted in that area by Indian officials or leaders.”
  • China claims Arunachal Pradesh as part of South Tibet and the two countries have so far held 21 rounds of talks to resolve the border dispute covering 3,488-km-long Line of Actual Control .
     
  • Addressing a function in the border town of Tawang, Singh said people living there are important to the country strategically. 

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