Itanagar: The Arunachal Pradesh unit of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has vehemently denounced the recent portrayal of Arunachal and Akasai Chin within China’s official map for the year 2023.
This depiction of territory is regarded as unwarranted and ethically unacceptable, the party said.
State BJP spokesperson Techi Necha expressed strong disapproval of China’s recurring assertions regarding Arunachal Pradesh as part of South Tibet, deeming these claims as habitual and inappropriate.
Necha emphasized that Arunachal Pradesh maintains no historical or political connections with the People’s Republic of China throughout its history.
“Arunachal Pradesh holds an integral position within the Indian Union, and its status as Indian Territory is indisputable. The Central government has unequivocally rejected these claims due to their lack of factual basis. Furthermore, the Indian government has conveyed a robust protest to the Chinese authorities through diplomatic channels concerning the inclusion of India’s territory in China’s 2023 “standard map”, the spokesperson said.
Further unequivocally dismissing China’s territorial claims, the BJP has affirmed its unwavering commitment of the state’s inhabitants to safeguard every inch of Arunachal Pradesh’s land.
China had on Monday officially released the 2023 edition of its “standard map” incorporating the disputed areas including its claims over Arunachal Pradesh, Aksai Chin region, Taiwan and the disputed South China Sea.
The map displayed by the state-run English newspaper Global Times in X, formerly Twitter showed Arunachal, which China claims as South Tibet, and Aksai Chin occupied by it in the 1962 war as a part of it.
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