Amid Territorial Dispute With India, China Renames 30 More Places in Arunachal Pradesh: Reports

New Delhi: To assert its claim in a bitter territorial dispute, Chinese Ministry of Civil Affairs on Saturday revealed that it h renamed 30 more places along border with India, South China Morning Post reported.

As per ministry, latest set of "standardised" names published applies to areas within Arunachal Presh also referred to as Zangnan by China, which claims to be part of Tibetan autonomous region.

renaming includes 11 residential areas, 12  mountains, 4 rivers, 1 lake, 1 mountain pass and 1 piece of land, all given in Chinese characters and Tibetan and pinyin, Roman alphabet version of Mandarin Chinese.

new list includes more parts of disputed areas than previous three renaming over re past 7 years.

"In accordance with relevant provisions of State Council [China’s cabinet] on management of geographical names, we in conjunction with relevant departments have standardised some of geographical names in Zangnan of China," SCMP reported, quoting Civil Affairs Ministry.

This comes after a rebuttal by Ministry of External Affairs who refuted China's claims on Arunachal Presh, calling it ‘baseless.’ Reiterating India's stance, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal asserted that Arunachal Presh is an ‘integral part of India,’ a fact that is immutable despite China's persistent assertions.