Customs officials in China have destroyed 30,000
world maps printed in the country for not mentioning Arunachal Pradesh and
Taiwan as part of its territory, according to a media report.
China claims the north-eastern Indian state of
Arunachal Pradesh as part of South Tibet. The country also routinely objects to
Indian leaders visiting Arunachal Pradesh to highlight its stand.
India maintains that the State of Arunachal
Pradesh is integral and inalienable part of the country and Indian leaders
visit Arunachal Pradesh from time to time, just as they visit other parts of
the country.
The two countries have so far held 21 rounds of
talks to resolve the border dispute covering 3,488-km-long Line of Actual
Control (LAC).
China also claims the estranged island of Taiwan
as its part. The maps were meant for export to an unspecified country.
Almost 30,000 “incorrect” world maps, showing
Taiwan as a separate country and wrong depiction of the Sino-Indian border,
were destroyed by the customs authorities in Qingdao, it said.
“What China did in the map market was absolutely
legitimate and necessary, because sovereignty and territorial integrity are the
most important things to a country. Both Taiwan and South Tibet are parts of
China’s territory which is sacred and inviolable based on the international
law,” Liu Wenzong, professor from the department of International Law of China
Foreign Affairs University said.
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