China expressed its strongest resentment as Indian government went ahead to make Ladakh a Union Territory. Earlier this week China mentioned in a statement with that India should avoid actions that unilaterally change the status quo which will accelerate tensions between the two neighbouring countries.
External Affairs spokesperson RaveeshRaveesh Kumar said, “India does not comment on the internal affairs of other country and similarly expects other countries to do likewise.”
With the Indian government making a landmark change by scrapping the Article 370, and making Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh a Union Territory , the Chinese government came out vociferously expressing its claim over Ladakh.
“China always opposes India’s inclusion of Chinese territory in the western section of the China-India boundary under its administrative jurisdiction.”
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Talking about the Indo-China border issues, the Chinese spokesperson said that the unilateral revision of domestic laws by the Indian side continues to undermine China’s territorial sovereignty, which is unacceptable and will not have any effect. Talking to media persons, the External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Raveesh said that India and China have agreed to a fair, reasonable and mutually acceptable settlement of the boundary question on the basis of the Political Parameters and Guiding Principles for the Settlement of India-China Boundary Question. He added, “Pending such a settlement, both sides have agreed to maintain peace and tranquility in the border areas on the basis of the relevant agreements.”
India and China have 3,488-km long Line of Actual Control (LAC) between them. The two countries have held 21 rounds of Special Representatives talks so far to resolve the boundary dispute.
