We noticed India’s External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar’s comments on China-India boundary during his recent visit to Singapore. I think it is necessary to reiterate China's positions and set the record straight.

The China-India boundary has never been delimited and is divided into the eastern sector, the middle sector, the western sector, and Sikkim sector. Zangnan in the eastern sector has always been China’s territory. China had all along exercised effective administrative jurisdiction over Zangnan until India’s illegal occupation. This is a basic fact that cannot be denied.

In 1987, India formed the so-called “Arunachal Pradesh” on China’s territory under India’s illegal occupation. China issued a statement right then to firmly oppose it and stress that India’s move was illegal and null and void. China’s position remains unchanged.