Article 370 | Supreme Court’s order won’t affect our position on Ladakh, says China
The HinduThe Supreme Court’s verdict on Article 370 will not impact the Chinese position on Ladakh, a spokesperson for the Chinese government said on Wednesday, arguing that the western part of the India- China border has “always belonged to China”. Editorial | Ominously anti-federal: On the Supreme Court’s judgment on Article 370 and J&K’s special status “China has never recognised the so-called Union Territory of Ladakh set up unilaterally and illegally by India. India’s domestic judicial verdict does not change the fact that the western section of the China-India border has always belonged to China,” Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning said, in response to a question on the verdict. The remarks reflect China’s consistent position on the region that it had stated also in the immediate aftermath of the abrogation when it had protested calling the move a “unilateral revision of domestic laws”.