7Photo© hindustantimes.comUS strongly opposes China’s claim over Arunachal Pradesh
The United States recognises Arunachal Pradesh as Indian territory and "strongly opposes" any unilateral attempts to advance territorial claims by China across the Line of actual Control, State Department Principal Deputy Spokesperson Vedant Patel said.
The Biden administration official's statement came a few days after the Chinese military repeated its claim over the northeast state after Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a visit to the state and launched development projects.
Earlier this week, the Chinese defence ministry reiterated its claim over Arunachal Pradesh, terming the Indian State as as "Zangan- an inherent part of China's territory," saying, Beijing "never acknowledges and firmly opposes" the "so-called Arunachal Pradesh illegally established by India".