Hours after India "outrightly" rejected China's claim of having renamed 11 places in the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh, Beijing continued its provocative discourse.
Mao Ning, spokesperson of the Chinese foreign affairs ministry on 4 April 2023 said, "Zangnan region (Arunachal Pradesh) is Chinese territory."
On the renaming controversy, she said, "In accordance with the relevant regulations of the State Council on the management of geographical names, the competent Chinese departments have standardised some geographical names in southern Tibet, which completely falls within China's sovereignty."
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