BEIJING: China on Thursday said its “huge dispute” with India over Arunachal Pradesh is an “undeniable fact” even as it echoed Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s views that the two countries should create favourable conditions for a mutually-acceptable settlement of the vexed boundary issue.
“There is a huge dispute in the eastern border of China-India border. This is undeniable fact,” Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Hu Chunying told media here when asked about the Indian government extending controversial Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) in Arunachal Pradesh.
“China always holds consistent and clear position on the China-India boundary question. The two sides should make joint efforts to maintain peace tranquility of the border area and create favourable conditions for the negotiation of the boundary question,” she said.
Arunachal Pradesh shares a 1,126 km border with China and 520-km border with Myanmar. China claims Arunachal Pradesh as part of southern Tibet.
China calling the border issue a “huge dispute” and “undeniable fact” is seen as an attempt by Beijing to flag its stand on Arunachal Pradesh ahead of Modi’s expected visit to China next month.
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