China claims Arunachal Pradesh is part of South Tibet. Above, the Bumla pass in Arunachal Pradesh which is the last Indian Army post at the India-China border at an altitude of 15,700 feet above sea level. Photo: AFPBeijing: China on Wednesday said it had “never acknowledged” the existence of Arunachal Pradesh as it kept mum over a media report that its troops intruded into the Indian side of the border in the frontier state. We never acknowledged the existence of so called Arunachal Pradesh,” Geng told a media briefing. China claims Arunachal Pradesh is part of South Tibet.

Source: Mint January 03, 2018 08:26 UTC