Anjali Sharma
GG News Bureau
WASHINGTON, 7th April. White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre on Thursday strongly opposed China renaming 11 places in Arunachal Pradesh in Chinese characters, Tibetan and pinyin according to the rules on geographical names issued by the State Council, China’s cabinet.
White House said that the US “strongly oppose” China’s attempts to advance a claim over Indian territory, Arunachal Pradesh by renaming localities.
“This is another attempt by the Chinese to claim Indian territory. So the United States, as you know, has recognized 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 said in a statement issued in Washinton.
China’s Ministry of Civil Affairs standardised the names of 11 places in Arunachal Pradesh, which it referred to as “Zangnan, the southern part of Tibet,” which followed the statement vy the White House
It announced the names of 11 places on Sunday and also gave precise coordinates, including two residential areas, five mountain peaks, two rivers and two other areas.
According to a news report China’s Ministry of Civil Affairs listed the category of places’ names and their subordinate administrative districts.
The Indian Ministry of External Affairs said that India has outrightly rejected China’s attempt to rename places of Arunachal Pradesh.
Ministry of External Affairs spokesman Arindam Bagchi in a statement said, “We have seen such reports. This is not the first time China has made such an attempt. We reject this outright.”
He said, “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.”
US Ambassador to India Eric Garcetti, Pierre said, “So, this is something that I’ve said from here that the president has said. When we look at the relationship with India, it’s one of the most consequential relationships that the United States has in the world that still stands.”
White House spokesman said “Ambassador Garcetti will be leading an ambitious effort to deepen our cooperation with India in critical and emerging technologies, expand our defence cooperation, and strengthen our economic and people-to-people ties. Again, one of the most consequential relationships that we have in the United States and in the world.That the United States have in the world. So it’s an important relationship that the president sees.”
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