China and India engage in a fresh verbal duel over their territorial claims in the Indian northeastern province of Arunachal Pradesh, which Beijing refers to as the southern part of the Tibetan autonomous region
“Zangnan 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," Mao said on Tuesday, according to the Foreign Ministry.The first batch of standardised names for six places in Zangnan was released in 2017, and the second batch of 15 places was released in 2021.
China has stated that it has "never recognised" the "so-called Arunachal Pradesh" as an Indian province.Arunachal Pradesh, with a population of nearly 1.8 million, divides China and India in the latter’s northeastern region.
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