BEIJING
\nChina strongly opposes the United States saying Arunachal Pradesh is part of India, a spokesperson for the Chinese foreign ministry said on Thursday, as tensions simmer over a contested border shared by both countries.
\n\u201cDelimitation of China-India boundary has never been completed,\u201d said Lin Jian at a regular press briefing when addressing a query on the ongoing tensions around the undemarcated border.
\n\u201cThe China-India border issue is a matter for China and India, it has nothing to do with the US,\u201d Lin said. \u201cEveryone knows that the US has always used indiscriminate means to provoke and use other countries\u2019 disputes to serve its own selfish geopolitical interests.\u201d
\nEarlier this week, India\u2019s foreign ministry said the northeastern state which shares a border with China will always be an \u201cintegral and inalienable part of India\u201d.
\nThe US government said it recognizes Arunachal Pradesh as part of India and \u201cstrongly opposes\u201d any unilateral attempts to advance territorial claims there, according to a statement from the US State Department.
\nIndia and China share a 3,800-km frontier, much of it poorly demarcated. At least 20 Indian soldiers and four Chinese troops were killed in clashes in the area in mid-2020.
\nBoth militaries have fortified positions and deployed troops and equipment there in the last few years, and over the past year both countries have continued to trade barbs over territorial claims despite agreeing to hold talks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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