China / Bridges across Pangong in area under China illegal occupation since 1960s says MEA

China : The Ministry of External Affairs issued a statement on Friday on reports of China building a second bridge over Pangong Lake in Ladakh. Foreign Ministry spokesman Arindam Bagchi said that both the bridges are in areas under illegal occupation of China since the 1960s. "We have never accepted such illegal occupation of our territory, nor have we accepted unreasonable Chinese claims or such construction activities."

Indian Ministry of External Affairs Spokesperson Arvindam Bagchi said the Center has made it clear on several occasions that the Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh are an integral part of India and "we expect other countries to enjoy India's sovereignty and territorial integrity". Will respect."

The statement further said that in the interest of the country's security, the government has taken forward the development of border infrastructure, especially since 2014. Let us inform that a day earlier, while addressing a press conference, Bagchi had said that India is monitoring such developments.