The matter of an Indian woman’s detention at the Shanghai airport had been taken up strongly with Beijing, said the Ministry of External Affairs.
Arunachal Pradesh is an integral and inalienable part of India, stated the Ministry of External Affairs on Tuesday after China reiterated its claim over the territory.
“Arunachal Pradesh is an integral and inalienable part of India, and this is a self-evident fact,” stated ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal. “No amount of denial by the Chinese side is going to change this indisputable reality.”
Beijing refers to Arunachal Pradesh as Zangnan. It lays territorial claims over a large portion of the state, claiming that it is “South Tibet”. India has repeatedly rejected the Chinese claims.
Earlier in the day, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning reiterated the claim that “Zangnan is China’s territory”, while answering a question about an Indian woman having been detained at the Shanghai airport for 18 hours on November 21.
Prema Thongdok had alleged that she was detained after the Chinese immigration authorities claimed that her passport was invalid because it showed her birthplace as Arunachal Pradesh.
