Customs officials in China have destroyed 30,000 copies of world maps printed in the country for not showing Arunachal Pradesh as part of its territory. The maps were meant for export to an unspecified country, state-run Global Times reported on Tuesday.
China claims the north-eastern Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh as part of South Tibet, and objects Indian leaders visiting that area to highlight its stand.
According to The Indian Express, 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).
“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… 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.
