Leaders Online: China's boom has become unstoppable. Now China has released its fourth list of 30 new names for various places in India's northeastern Arunachal Pradesh. Through this, China has once again tried to claim Arunachal Pradesh. China has changed the names of various places along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Arunachal. But India has rejected this claim of China. India's External Affairs Ministry has told China that Arunachal Pradesh 'was, is and always will be an integral part of India'. (China renames places in Arunachal)
This is not the first time that China has tried to change the names of places within Indian territory. Earlier, China has tried to claim many places. The Chinese Ministry of Civil Affairs on Monday made a fresh attempt to claim some seats in Arunachal Pradesh by setting up administrative divisions and changing the names of the places.
China released a list of so-called 'authenticated' geographical names in Arunachal Pradesh. known to Beijing as Zhangnan, according to the Global Times, the official newspaper of the Chinese government. The 30 places named by China include 12 mountains, 4 rivers, 1 lake, 1 mountain pass, 11 residential areas and a piece of land. Apart from this list of names, the Chinese ministry has also shared a high resolution map of detailed latitude and longitude and regions.
In 2017, China released the first list of 'authenticated' names for six places in Arunachal Pradesh. They had come up with another list in 2021 which included 15 places. Another list containing the names of 11 additional places was released in 2023.
Meanwhile, India has repeatedly rejected China's attempt to claim territory in Arunachal Pradesh. India has taken a firm stand that Arunachal is an integral part of India and even if China changes the names of places in Arunachal, the reality does not change and this has no effect. (China renames places in Arunachal)
If the name of your house is changed, will it be mine?- Jaishankar
Reacting to China's new claim, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said, “If I change the name of your house today, will it become mine? Arunachal Pradesh is, was and always will be a state of India. Changing the names of places has no effect.” “Our troops are deployed along the Line of Actual Control…,” Jaishankar told news agency ANI.
Arunachal Pradesh is an integral part of India
Responding to media queries on China's renaming of places in Arunachal Pradesh, External Affairs Ministry official spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said, “China's foolish attempt to rename places in the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh continues. We reject such attempts. Arunachal Pradesh is an integral part of India and will always be, that fact will not change.”
In response to media queries on renaming places in Arunachal Pradesh by China, the MEA Official Spokesperson, Randhir Jaiswal said:
“China has persisted with its senseless attempts to rename places in the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh. We firmly reject such attempts.… pic.twitter.com/DXaGIiePfJ
— ANI (@ANI) April 2, 2024
Another gimmick of China- Chief Minister Pema Khandu
Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu has condemned this action of China. “Another gimmick from China,” he posted on X. Being a proud citizen of India and a native of Arunachal Pradesh, I strongly condemn China's act of naming places in Arunachal Pradesh which is an integral part of India…”
#WATCH | Surat, Gujarat: On China's claim regarding Arunachal Pradesh, EAM Dr S Jaishankar says, “If today I change the name of your house, will it become mine? Arunachal Pradesh was, is and will always be a state of India. Changing names does not have an effect…Our army is… pic.twitter.com/EaN66BfNFj
— ANI (@ANI) April 1, 2024
Arunachal Pradesh CM Pema Khandu tweets, “Another gimmick from China. Being a proud citizen of Bharat and a native of Arunachal Pradesh, I strongly condemn this act of naming of places within Arunachal Pradesh which has been an inalienable integral part of India…” pic.twitter.com/ptuzacEtKi
— ANI (@ANI) April 2, 2024
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