After India objects to China renaming places in Arunachal, Beijing claims ‘sovereignty’ over space

By ANI

BEIJING: After India outrightly rejected China’s attempt to rename places of Arunachal Pradesh, Beijing on Tuesday claimed its “sovereignty” over the world.

In a every day press conference, China’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning talked about, “Zangnan (Arunachal Pradesh) is part of China’s territory. In accordance with relevant stipulations of the administration of geographical names of the State Council, competent authorities of the Chinese government have standardised the names of some parts of Zangnan. This is within China’s sovereign rights.”

Ministry of External Affairs official spokesperson Arindam Bagchi on Tuesday asserted that Arunachal Pradesh will on a regular basis be an integral part of India.

Bagchi issued the assertion after China’s Ministry of Civil Affairs received right here up with the names of 11 places in Arunachal Pradesh, which it often called “Zangnan, the southern part of Tibet.”

In response to media queries regarding China renaming some places in Arunachal Pradesh, Arindam Bagchi in an announcement talked about, “We have seen such reports. This is not the first time China has made such an attempt. We reject this outright.”

He further talked about, “Arunachal Pradesh is, has been, and will always be an integral and inalienable part of India. Attempts to assign invented names will not alter this reality.”

Meanwhile, the United States “strongly opposed” China’s makes an try and advance a declare over Indian territory, Arunachal Pradesh by renaming localities, the White House talked about on Tuesday.

“This is another attempt by the Chinese claim on us, Indian territory. So the United States, as you know, has recognised that territory for a long time and we strongly oppose any unilateral attempts to advance a territory claim by renaming localities. And so, again, this is something that we have long stood by a few things,” White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre talked about.

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China launched names of 11 places in Arunachal Pradesh in Chinese characters, Tibetan and pinyin based mostly on the foundations on geographical names issued by the State Council, China’s cabinet, Global Times reported.

The ministry launched the names of 11 places on Sunday and as well as gave actual coordinates, along with two residential areas, 5 mountain peaks, two rivers and two completely different areas. China’s Ministry of Civil Affairs moreover listed the category of places’ names and their subordinate administrative districts, as per the knowledge report.

According to the Global Times report, that’s the third batch of geographical names launched by the ministry in Arunachal Pradesh. As per the knowledge report, the first batch of the standardized names of six places was issued in 2017, and the second batch of 15 places was launched in 2021.

In December, last yr, the Union authorities talked about it has seen opinions of China attempting to rename some places in Arunachal Pradesh “in its own language” and asserted that the border state has been and may on a regular basis be an integral part of India.”

In response to a media query on opinions that China has renamed some places in Arunachal Pradesh in its private language, Bagchi talked about China had moreover sought to assign such names in April 2017.

“We have seen such reports. This is not the first time China has attempted such a renaming of places in the state of Arunachal Pradesh. China had also sought to assign such names in April 2017,” Bagchi talked about.

“Arunachal Pradesh has always been, and will always be an integral part of India. Assigning invented names to places in Arunachal Pradesh does not alter this fact,” he added.

BEIJING: After India outrightly rejected China’s attempt to rename places of Arunachal Pradesh, Beijing on Tuesday claimed its “sovereignty” over the world.

In a every day press conference, China’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning talked about, “Zangnan (Arunachal Pradesh) is part of China’s territory. In accordance with relevant stipulations of the administration of geographical names of the State Council, competent authorities of the Chinese government have standardised the names of some parts of Zangnan. This is within China’s sovereign rights.”

Ministry of External Affairs official spokesperson Arindam Bagchi on Tuesday asserted that Arunachal Pradesh will on a regular basis be an integral part of India.googletag.cmd.push(carry out() googletag.present(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

Bagchi issued the assertion after China’s Ministry of Civil Affairs received right here up with the names of 11 places in Arunachal Pradesh, which it often called “Zangnan, the southern part of Tibet.”

In response to media queries regarding China renaming some places in Arunachal Pradesh, Arindam Bagchi in an announcement talked about, “We have seen such reports. This is not the first time China has made such an attempt. We reject this outright.”

He further talked about, “Arunachal Pradesh is, has been, and will always be an integral and inalienable part of India. Attempts to assign invented names will not alter this reality.”

Meanwhile, the United States “strongly opposed” China’s makes an try and advance a declare over Indian territory, Arunachal Pradesh by renaming localities, the White House talked about on Tuesday.

“This is another attempt by the Chinese claim on us, Indian territory. So the United States, as you know, has recognised that territory for a long time and we strongly oppose any unilateral attempts to advance a territory claim by renaming localities. And so, again, this is something that we have long stood by a few things,” White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre talked about.

ALSO READ | Modi’s ‘eloquent silence’ behind China renaming places in Arunachal: Congress

China launched names of 11 places in Arunachal Pradesh in Chinese characters, Tibetan and pinyin based mostly on the foundations on geographical names issued by the State Council, China’s cabinet, Global Times reported.

The ministry launched the names of 11 places on Sunday and as well as gave actual coordinates, along with two residential areas, 5 mountain peaks, two rivers and two completely different areas. China’s Ministry of Civil Affairs moreover listed the category of places’ names and their subordinate administrative districts, as per the knowledge report.

According to the Global Times report, that’s the third batch of geographical names launched by the ministry in Arunachal Pradesh. As per the knowledge report, the first batch of the standardized names of six places was issued in 2017, and the second batch of 15 places was launched in 2021.

In December, last yr, the Union authorities talked about it has seen opinions of China attempting to rename some places in Arunachal Pradesh “in its own language” and asserted that the border state has been and may on a regular basis be an integral part of India.”

In response to a media query on opinions that China has renamed some places in Arunachal Pradesh in its private language, Bagchi talked about China had moreover sought to assign such names in April 2017.

“We have seen such reports. This is not the first time China has attempted such a renaming of places in the state of Arunachal Pradesh. China had also sought to assign such names in April 2017,” Bagchi talked about.

“Arunachal Pradesh has always been, and will always be an integral part of India. Assigning invented names to places in Arunachal Pradesh does not alter this fact,” he added.