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Arunachal integral part of India, China told New Delhi, October 13 Beijing’s opposition to the Prime Minister’s October 3 visit to the state would not help the process of ongoing negotiations between the two countries on the boundary question, Ministry of External Affairs Spokesman Vishnu Prakash said in a strongly worded statement in the face of grave provocation by Beijing. India’s view was unambiguously conveyed to Chinese Ambassador to India Zhang Yan also when he called on Vijay Gokhale, Joint Secretary (East Asia) in the Foreign Ministry this afternoon. The Indian spokesman asserted that Arunachal Pradesh was an ‘integral and inalienable’ part of India. The people of Arunachal Pradesh were citizens of India and they were proud participants in the mainstream of India’s vibrant democracy. “The Chinese side is well aware of this position of the Government of India. It is a well established practice in our democratic system that out leaders visit states where elections to Parliament and to the state assemblies are taking place. The Government of India is deeply committed to ensuring the welfare of its own citizens across the length and breadth of our country,’’ he said soon after Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Ma Zhaoxu expressed ‘strong dissatisfaction’ over an Indian leader’s visit to Arunachal Pradesh, in
an indirect reference to the Indian Prime Minister. New Delhi said the two countries had jointly agreed that the outstanding boundary question would be discussed by the Special representatives (SRs) of the two governments. “We, therefore, express our disappointment and concern over the statement made by the official spokesman of the Chinese ministry of Foreign Affairs.’’ The Indian spokesman said India was committed to resolving outstanding differences with China in a fair, reasonable and mutually acceptable manner, while ensuring that such differences were not allow to affect the positive development of bilateral relations. ‘’We hope that the Chinese side will similarly abide by this understanding.’’ Significantly, Beijing’s unusually offensive statement came on a day when the state witnessed more than 70 per cent voting in the assembly polls in a clear demonstration of the fact that the people of the north eastern state consider themselves as part and parcel
of India.
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China ‘dissatisfied’ with PM’s visit Beijing: Ten days after the event, China on Tuesday expressed "strong" dissatisfaction over Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's visit to Arunachal Pradesh during electioneering. “We demand the Indian side address China's serious concerns and not trigger disturbance in the disputed region so as to facilitate the healthy development of China-India relations,” Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Ma Zhaoxu said. “China is strongly dissatisfied with the visit to the disputed region by the Indian leader disregarding China's serious concerns,” Mas said in a statement posted on the ministry's website. He noted that China and India had “never officially settled” demarcation of their border, and China's stance on the eastern section of the China-India border was “consistent and clear-cut”. Singh had toured and addressed an election rally in Arunachal on October 3. Recently, China had blocked part of a loan to India from the ADB for developmental projects in Arunachal Pradesh. China also protested a visit to the state last month by exiled Tibetan leader the Dalai Lama. China earlier this year had also taken objection to Manmohan Singh's visit to Arunachal Pradesh, and had informally protested. — PTI
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