# China rejects India’s ‘illegally established’ Arunachal Pradesh, foreign ministry says

https://mins.news/en/item/18719

- China News Service, 2026-08-11 01:50 UTC
- Politics
- Original: http://www.ecns.cn/cns-wire/2026-08-11/detail-ihfifqmx7357312.shtml

> Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun said on Monday that Zangnan, described as the southern part of the Xizang autonomous region, is Chinese territory. He said China does not recognize what he called the “Arunachal Pradesh” illegally established by India. The statement reiterates Beijing’s position on the disputed area. It presents the territory as belonging to China and rejects India’s designation.

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