US firmly opposes China's claim over Arunachal Pradesh

The US has reiterated its recognition of Arunachal Pradesh as Indian territory and strongly opposes China's unilateral territorial claims across the Line of Actual Control.

State Department Principal Deputy Spokesperson Vedant Patel issued a statement following Chinese claims over northeastern state following Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit and launch of development projects there.

Following the declaration of the Chinese military ministry, Patel restated the United States' view about Arunachal Pradesh's status as "Zangnan," a portion of China's territory.Upon the Chinese military ministry's declaration, Patel restated the United States' stance on Arunachal Pradesh's status as "Zangnan," or a portion of China's territory.

India has consistently rejected China’s claims over Arunachal Pradesh, maintaining that it is an integral part of the country. The Ministry of External Affairs emphasized that the people of Arunachal Pradesh will continue to benefit from India’s development programs and infrastructure projects

“We have noted the comments made by the Spokesperson of the Chinese Defence Ministry advancing absurd claims over the territory of the Indian State of Arunachal Pradesh. Repeating baseless arguments in this regard does not lend such claims any validity,” said the official spokesperson of MEA, Randhir Jaiswal. “Arunachal Pradesh was, is and will always be an integral and inalienable part of India. Its people will continue to benefit from our development programmes and infrastructure projects,” the statement added.