China has firmly objected to Home Minister Amit Shah's visit to Arunachal Pradesh, calling the Indian officials' visit as violating Beijing's territorial sovereignty, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson told a news briefing on Monday, said Reuters.
The publication quoted spokesperson Wang Wenbin as saying "Zangnan is China's territory," in response to a question on Amit Shah's visit.
Notably, this comes days after China allegedly renamed 11 places in Arunachal Pradesh that it claims as a part of its territory.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah is scheduled to launch the 'Vibrant Villages Programme' (VVP) in Kibithoo, a village along the India-China border, during a two-day visit to Arunachal Pradesh starting Monday.
With agency inputs