Beijing, Sep 26 (PTI) China was on Thursday miffed over Indian mountaineers naming a beforehand unnamed peak in Arunachal Pradesh after the sixth Dalai Lama, reiterating its territorial claims over the world.
A group from the Nationwide Institute of Mountaineering and Journey Sports activities (NIMAS) scaled an unnamed and unclimbed 20,942 ft excessive peak in Arunachal Pradesh and determined to call the summit after the sixth Dalai Lama Tsangyang Gyatso, who was born in 1682 within the area of Mon Tawang.
NIMAS, positioned at Dirang in Arunachal Pradesh, features beneath the Ministry of Defence.
Naming the height after the sixth Dalai Lama is a tribute to his timeless knowledge and his profound contributions to the Monpa group and past, mentioned a Defence Ministry press launch.
When requested for his response, Chinese language International Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian informed a media briefing right here, “I’m not conscious of what you talked about.” “Let me say extra broadly that the world of Zangnan is Chinese language territory, and it’s unlawful, and null and void for India to arrange the so-called “Arunachal Pradesh” in Chinese language territory. This has been China’s constant place,” he mentioned.
China calls Arunachal Pradesh Zangnan.
Additionally, China has been renaming locations in Arunachal Pradesh since 2017 to say its claims.
India emphatically rejected China’s claims over Arunachal Pradesh, saying it’s an integral a part of India and assigning “invented” names doesn’t alter this actuality. PTI KJV ZH ZH
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