GUWAHATI: In a shocking incident, China has constructed a village consisting of 101 houses, approximately 4.5 kilometers within the Indian territory in Arunachal Pradesh.
Satellite images taken in November 2020 revealed that China has built a new village on the banks of River Tsari Chu, in the Upper Subansiri district of Arunachal Pradesh. The houses cannot be seen in satellite images of the same area taken in August 2019.
“Mr Tapir Gao MP, belonging to BJP, has alleged that deep into Arunachal Pradesh, in a ‘disputed area’ within Indian territory, the Chinese have built a 100-house village, a bazaar and a two-lane road in the last year. If this is true, it is clear that the Chinese have altered the status quo by converting a disputed area into a permanent settlement of Chinese nationals. What has the government to say about these startling facts?” Chidambaram asked.
Mr Tapir Gao MP, belonging to BJP, has alleged that deep into Arunachal Pradesh, in a
‘disputed area’ within Indian territory, the Chinese have built a 100-house village, a bazaar and a two-lane road in the last year.— P. Chidambaram (@PChidambaram_IN) January 18, 2021
The India-China border dispute covers the 3,488-km-long Line of Actual Control (LAC). China claims Arunachal Pradesh as part of southern Tibet, while India contests it.
