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Despite strong opposition from India, China has once again asserted its right over Arunachal Pradesh. China on Tuesday claimed its sovereignty over Arunachal Pradesh. In a press conference, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning has said that Zhengnen (Arunachal Pradesh) is a part of China. He said- According to the conditions of the Administration of Geographical Names of the State Council, the Chinese authorities have changed the names of some parts of Jengnan (Arunachal Pradesh). China has done this under its rights.
On Monday, China changed the names of 11 places in Arunachal Pradesh.
Arunachal Pradesh is and will remain an integral part of India: Ministry of External Affairs
Reversing China’s move to change its name, India’s Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said on Tuesday – We have had reports of such antics of China in the past as well. We reject these new names outright. Arunachal Pradesh was, is and will remain an integral part of India. Changing the name in this way will not change the reality.
America also opposed China
America has also opposed China’s claim on Indian territory. White House Press Secretary Karin Jean-Pierre said – America has recognized that area for a long time. We oppose unilateral attempts to claim territory by changing the names of places.
Read the names of 11 places that have been changed in the graphic…
The name of the area near Arunachal’s capital Itanagar was also changed. Actually, China never recognized Arunachal Pradesh as a state of India. He describes Arunachal as a part of ‘Southern Tibet’. It alleges that India has annexed its Tibetan territory and made it Arunachal Pradesh.
According to China’s official newspaper ‘Global Times’, on Monday, China’s Civil Affairs Ministry approved the change of 11 names. All these areas come under Zhengnan (part of China’s southern province of Xinjiang). Of these, 4 are residential areas. One of these areas is very close to Itanagar, the capital of Arunachal Pradesh. There are 5 hilly areas and two rivers. China has named these areas in Mandarin and Tibetan languages.
Congress said – PM Modi is responsible for this act of China
Congress leader Jairam Ramesh has blamed Prime Minister Narendra Modi for renaming places in China’s Arunachal Pradesh. In a statement issued by the Congress, it has been said that PM Modi had given a clean chit to China in June 2020. Now we have to pay the price for it. The Chinese army is rejecting India’s patrolling rights in the Despang field. Whereas earlier India had access to this area without any hindrance.
Even in 2021, China had changed the names of 15 places, see graphics
What is China’s claim behind the name change?
In 2021, China changed the names of 15 places in Arunachal Pradesh. Of these, 8 were residential areas, 4 mountains, 2 rivers and one was a way out of the mountains. Why China changes the names of the areas of Arunachal can be gauged from the statement of a researcher there.
In 2015, researcher Zhang Yongpan of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences told the Global Times, “The place names that have been changed have been around for several hundred years.” It is absolutely justified for China to change the names of these places. In the past, the names of the areas of Zengnan (the name given to Arunachal in China) were given by the central or local governments.
Apart from this, the ethnic communities of the area like Tibetan, Lahoba, Momba also used to change the names of the places accordingly. When India illegally occupied Zangnam, the government there changed the names of places illegally.
Zhang had also said that only China should have the right to change the names of areas in Arunachal Pradesh.
Will this really change the names?
The answer is – no. Actually, there are fixed rules and process for this. If a country wants to change the name of a place, then it has to inform the UN Global Geographic Information Management in advance.
After this, UN geographic experts visit the area. During this the proposed name is scrutinized. Talks are held with the local people. If the facts are correct, the change of name is approved and the same is included in the records.
Controversy over Arunachal and Aksai Chin as well
- There is a dispute between the two countries over the 3488 kilometer long LAC (Line of Actual Control). However, China also considers the part of Arunachal Pradesh as disputed.
- Arunachal Pradesh shares 1126 km long border with China and 520 km long border with China.
- China claims that Arunachal is traditionally part of southern Tibet, while India claims the Aksai Chin region as its own.
- In the 1962 war, China occupied the part of Aksai Chin.
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