China asks India to ‘keep calm’ on border card issue
China asked India to “keep calm” before China’s new map, which Delhi says it claims as its territory.
India protested after Beijing released a map showing the northeastern state of Arunachal Pradesh and the controversial Aksai Chin plateau as Chinese territory.
Beijing responded by saying neighboring countries should refrain from “over-interpreting” the issue.
Meanwhile, media reports that Chinese President Xi Jinping is at risk of missing out on talks between the G20 leaders next week in Delhi.
Unconfirmed reports suggest Premier Li Qiang will attend instead.
Mr.Xi had previously confirmed that he would travel to Delhi for the September 9-10 meeting – but China’s Foreign Ministry did not confirm his attendance when asked to do so during its regular press conference on Thursday.
The unnamed source told Reuters news agency that he canceled his project due to the card controversy.
India isn’t the only country protesting the map: On Thursday, the Philippines and Malaysia protested against China’s claim to ownership of much of the South China Sea shown on the map.
Taiwan – which China considers a breakaway province and will eventually come under Beijing’s control – also opposes putting it on the map.
A Nepali politician also canceled a visit to China, saying the new map did not reflect the country’s revised map, which has caused tension with India.
The escalation to the 2023 version of China’s national standard map comes just days after Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Mr Xi held talks on the sidelines of the BRICS summit in South Africa.Foreign Minister S Jaishankar called China’s claim”absurd”.
An Indian official later said the two countries had agreed to “intensify efforts to quickly withdraw troops and de-escalate” along the disputed border.
On Thursday, China pointed out that it hasn’t changed on the map: the disputed border is an issue that has troubled relations between the two countries for years.
“This is a common practice in exercising China’s sovereignty in accordance with the law,” said Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin.
“We hope the parties involved can stay objective, calm and not over-interpret the matter.” India often reacts angrily to China’s attempts to claim its territory.
The source of tension between the neighbors is the disputed 3,440 km (2,100 mi) de facto border along the Himalayas – known as the Line of Actual Control, or LAC – which is poorly demarcated and military Soldiers of both sides face each other. many points. China claims to consider the whole of Arunachal Pradesh as its territory and calls it “Southern Tibet” – a claim that India vehemently rejects.
India claims the Aksai Chin plateau in the Himalayas, which is controlled by China.
Relations between India and China have deteriorated since 2020, when their armies were involved in a deadly clash in Ladakh’s Galwan Valley – the first deadly clash between India and China.
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