China takes offense at an Indian team's naming of an Arunachal peak
- In Reports
- 04:20 PM, Sep 27, 2024
- Myind Staff
China expressed strong displeasure after a group of Indian mountaineers named a peak in Arunachal Pradesh after the 6th Dalai Lama, calling the act illegal. During a media briefing, the Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson restated China’s longstanding claim over Arunachal Pradesh, referring to it as Zangnan.
“It's illegal, and null and void for India to set up the so-called 'Arunachal Pradesh' in Chinese territory,” said the spokesperson Lin Jian. Lin acknowledged China's steadfast stance on the area while acknowledging that he was not aware of the particular incident. While India has not yet responded to China's comments, it has insisted that giving Arunachal Pradesh a "invented" name does not change the fact that it is an essential part of India.
A team from the Ministry of Defense's National Institute of Mountaineering and Adventure Sports (NIMAS) ascended an unnamed, unmapped peak in Arunachal Pradesh on September 25 and gave it the name Tsangyang Gyatso in honour of the sixth Dalai Lama. Colonel Ranveer Singh Jamwal, the director, oversaw the expedition to the 20,942-foot peak.
The peak was named after the Sixth Dalai Lama in honour of his "timeless wisdom and profound contributions" to the Monpa community, according to a press release from the Defence Ministry. In Northeast India, the Monpa community is the only nomadic tribe. The peak was described by the Defence Ministry as one of the area's most technically difficult and unclimbed peaks, emphasising how the mountaineering team surmounted "sheer ice walls, treacherous crevasses, and a two-km-long glacier".
According to sources, the required procedures were being completed to guarantee that "Tsangyang Gyatso Peak" is shown on the official map of India.
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