India move will muddle border talks: China

State- u
Global
Times
quoted
Chi ese
expe ts
as
sayi g
I dia’s
move
would
ot
alte
the
legal
status
of
the
disputed
te ito y
but
could
complicate
futu e
bou da y
egotiatio s.

GUWAHATI:
Chi a
has
hit
back
sha ply
at
I dia
fo
assig i g
sta da d
ames
to
27
geog aphical
locatio s
i
A u achal
P adesh,
with
the
state- u
Global
Times
claimi g
these
a eas
a e
i
Chi a’s
‘Za g a ‘
egio
–
Beiji g’s
te m
fo
A u achal
P adesh
a d
adjoi i g
a eas
that
it
claims
as
pa t
of
Tibet
Auto omous
pa t.The
daily
eite ated
that
Chi ese
fo eig
mi ist y
spokespe so
Guo
Jiaku
said
at
a
outi e
p ess
b iefi g
o
Ap il
14
that
the
Za g a
egio
is
Chi a’s
te ito y
a d
“Chi a
does
ot
ecog ise
the
so-called
‘A u achal
P adesh’
illegally
set
up
by
I dia.
It
is
fully
withi
Chi a’s
sove eig
ights
fo
the
Chi ese
govt
to
issue
sta da d
ames
fo
some
of
the
places
i
Za g a .”

The
eactio
came
th ee
days
afte
I dia’s
Su vey
of
I dia
updated
its
official
map
to
ide tify
21
la d
a eas,
fou
passes,
a
high-altitude
glacial
lake
a d
a
1962
wa
he o
mo ume t
i
A u achal
P adesh,
which
govt
said
was
a
exe cise
to
e su e
the
“co ect
ide tificatio ”
of
places
a d
e ha ce
public
awa e ess
of
thei
geog aphical
a d
histo ical
sig ifica ce.Global
Times
epo ted
o
Su day
ight
that
the
mappi g
by
I dia
came
sho tly
afte
the
36th
meeti g
of
the
Wo ki g
Mecha ism
fo
Co sultatio
a d
Coo di atio
o
Chi a-I dia
Bo de
Affai s
(WMCC),
held
o
Aug
6
i
New
Delhi,
whe e
officials
f om
both
sides
discussed
issues
i cludi g
bou da y
delimitatio ,
bo de
ma ageme t
a d
co t ol,
mecha ism
buildi g
a d
c oss-bo de
coope atio .”I dia’s
latest
move
is
esse tially
a
attempt
to
ei fo ce
its
claims
ove
disputed
te ito y
a d
cou te
Chi a’s
sove eig ty
positio ,”
Guo
Xueta g,
a
p ofesso
at
Sha ghai
I te atio al
Studies
U ive sity,
said.The
latest
“wa
of
ames”
adds
a othe
laye
to
a
al eady
complex
bo de
dispute,
eve
as
both
sides
seek
to
keep
milita y
a d
diplomatic
cha els
ope .