US remarks on Arunachal irks China
Taking exception to a US diplomat’s recent remarks that Arunachal Pradesh is an integral part of India, China on Wednesday said it plans to seek a clarification from Washington as any ‘irresponsible’ third party intervention in Sino-Indian border dispute will ‘complicate’ the issue.
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“The Chinese side has noted the report and will ask the US for verification and clarification,” Chinese Foreign Minister said in a written response to a question from PTI here about US Consul General in Kolkata Craig L Hall’s comments that Washington regards Arunachal Pradesh, which China claims as Southern Tibet, as part of India.
“But clearly the statement by the US side is completely inconsistent with the fact,” it said.
Hall during his meeting with Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Kalikho Pul on April 28 in Itanagar said that the US government is absolutely clear that Arunachal Pradesh is an integral part of India.
In its rejoinder, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said, “China and India are wise and capable enough to deal with their own issue and safeguard the fundamental and long-term interests of the two peoples.
The Line of Actual Control (LAC) covers the 3,488 km-long boarder. While China says that the boundary dispute is confined to 2,000 kms, mainly in Arunachal Pradesh in eastern sector which it claims as part of southern Tibet, India asserts that the dispute covers the whole of the LAC including the Aksai Chin occupied by China during the 1962 war.
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