The Indian media reports were "a blatant
attempt to stir up troubles on the China-India border," Zhang Yongpan, a
research fellow of the Institute of Chinese Borderland Studies of the Chinese
Academy of Social Sciences (CASS), told the Global Times.
"The report distorts facts, which jeopardizes the two countries' efforts to maintain peace and tranquility in the border areas."
So-called "Arunachal Pradesh" was founded illegally in the last century and occupies about 90,000 square kilometers of Chinese territory, the Global Times said.
"China and India haven't demarcated the border line of this area yet. So they cannot accuse China of building a village on the Indian side," Qian Feng, director of the research department at the National Strategy Institute at Tsinghua University, told the Global Times.
"China's actions demonstrate that the
country has strictly respected and abided by the Line of Actual Control (LAC)
between the two sides," Zhang said, adding: "China has also been
working hard to maintain peace and stability along the LAC at the China-India
border."
He slammed the Indian media for fabricating facts and stirring up troubles in the eastern section of the border with an attempt to divert public attention and revive the crisis of the 1950s.
In recent years, China has been stepping up border construction in border areas to improve the living conditions of those who live along the border line, said Qian, noting that Indian officials and military are fully aware of the situation.
The expert said that so far, the Indian government made no public comment on this matter. It reflects the wrong understanding of the border issue embedded in some Indian elites.
"The report distorts facts, which jeopardizes the two countries' efforts to maintain peace and tranquility in the border areas."
So-called "Arunachal Pradesh" was founded illegally in the last century and occupies about 90,000 square kilometers of Chinese territory, the Global Times said.
"China and India haven't demarcated the border line of this area yet. So they cannot accuse China of building a village on the Indian side," Qian Feng, director of the research department at the National Strategy Institute at Tsinghua University, told the Global Times.
He slammed the Indian media for fabricating facts and stirring up troubles in the eastern section of the border with an attempt to divert public attention and revive the crisis of the 1950s.
In recent years, China has been stepping up border construction in border areas to improve the living conditions of those who live along the border line, said Qian, noting that Indian officials and military are fully aware of the situation.
The expert said that so far, the Indian government made no public comment on this matter. It reflects the wrong understanding of the border issue embedded in some Indian elites.
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