Chinese leaders for long have realised that territorial integrity within clearly defined borders is an imperative for national security and independence
"In our position, the whole of the state of Arunachal Pradesh is Chinese territory. And Tawang is only one of the places in it. We are claiming all of that. That is our position," Chinese Ambassador to India Sun Yuxi said.
China on Tuesday praised the United Progressive Alliance government for asking its ministers to stay away from a recent function to felicitate the Dalai Lama. China has often alleged that the Buddhist spiritual leader is trying to 'split China'. Though being a religious leader, the Dalai Lama is involved in politics, China's Ambassador to India Sun Yuxi told reporters in New Delhi."I greatly appreciate the move by the Indian government," he said.
China's claim on Arunachal Pradesh was taken up with Beijing by New Delhi, which conveyed its disappointment and concern over Chinese envoy Sun Yuxi's statement in this regard.
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"Arunachal is an integral part of India," External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee told reporters in New Delhi, a day after Chinese Ambassador Sun Yuxi claimed that the east Indian state was "Chinese territory".
China's proverbial capacity to negotiate through the art of hard bargaining, which is subtle, polished and vague, has intrigued Indians once again
China said on Monday the bilateral trade between the communist nation and India would touch $20 billion in the current year. \n\n
The Indo-China trade touched $13 billion last year and added that Beijing would take all steps to see it increased in the coming years, Chinese Ambassador Sun Yuxi said.
For the first time, China has come out openly backing Pakistan's Inter-Service Intelligence saying the spy agency could not have been involved in the recent attack on an Indian consulate in Afghanistan.
'The Pakistani game plan in making its envoy in India to perform the last rites of a fledgling peace process is madness with a method.'
The Dalai Lama's Arunachal visit is not likely to derail the relationship but it is enough to signal the Chinese that India is also willing to flash the Tibet/Taiwan card should the need arise, says Sana Hashmi.
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