China Rejects India’s Claim Over Shaksgam Valley, Calls It Chinese Territory

Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning rejected India’s claim to the Shaksgam Valley in Jammu and Kashmir. Mao said, ‘The territory you mentioned belongs to China. It’s completely justified for China to build infrastructure on its own land.’

When asked about border issues and the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), Mao explained that China and Pakistan signed a boundary agreement in the 1960s, which set the borders between the two countries, and that this was a right of two independent nations.

According to the Global Times, Mao also said the CPEC is an economic project meant to help local development and improve people’s lives. Mao stressed that the border agreement and the CPEC do not change China’s position on the Kashmir issue, and that China’s stance has not changed.