After India objects to China renaming places in Arunachal, Beijing claims ‘sovereignty’ over region

Beijing has claimed its ‘sovereignty’ over Arunachal Pradesh after India outright rejected China’s attempt to rename places in the state on Tuesday.

In a regular press conference, China’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said, “Zangnan (Arunachal Pradesh) 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 standardized the names of some parts of Zangnan. This is within China’s sovereign rights.”

Arindam Bagchi, the Ministry of External Affairs official spokesperson asserted on Tuesday that Arunachal Pradesh will always be an integral part of India.