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China Defiant, Claims Sovereignty over India’s Shaksgam Valley Pakistan Illegally Gifted Beijing in 1963 – Firstpost
India maintains Shaksgam Valley is integral to its territory and calls the 1963 China-Pakistan agreement and CPEC activities illegal, rejecting Chinese sovereignty claims.
- Rejecting Chinese infrastructure in the Shaksgam Valley, the Government of India said it is 'illegal and invalid' and does not recognize the 1963 China–Pakistan boundary agreement.
- Article 6 of the 1963 China–Pakistan agreement ties the pact's final shape to resolving the Kashmir dispute between India and Pakistan and envisages reopening boundary talks thereafter.
- According to Chinese officials and state media, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning defended the 1960s boundary settlement as lawful between two sovereign states and described the China–Pakistan Economic Corridor as a project to promote local development.
- Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said India 'reserves the right to take necessary measures to safeguard our interests', while Indian military leaders warned any misadventure will be foiled and stressed vigilance along the northern front.
- The dispute remains a focal point in India–China relations as both capitals hold firm, affecting the legal status of the China–Pakistan Economic Corridor and regional security in Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh.
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China defiant, claims sovereignty over India’s Shaksgam Valley Pakistan illegally gifted Beijing in 1963 – Firstpost
Weeks after reasserting its claim on Arunachal Pradesh, China has now claimed sovereignty over India's Shaksgam Valley — illegally occupied by Pakistan during the 1947 invasion of Jammu and Kashmir and ceded to China in 1963. India has rejected the claim.
·Mumbai, India
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Shaksgam Valley row: India again rejects China claims, says ‘we do not accept 1963 Pakistan-China agreement'
India’s remarks followed Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning’s assertion of a claim over the Shaksgam Valley when he said that it ‘belongs to China’.
·New Delhi, India
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China dismissed India's objections to CPEC. Beijing stated that the project is in its territory and that there has been no change in China's position on the Kashmir issue.
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