World · South & Central Asia · 1 hr ago
China rejects India's names for 28 places in disputed border area
China said it strongly opposes India's new place names for 28 locations in a disputed border area.
India's Home Ministry said it had settled on the names and marked them on official maps.
The locations are in an area China says it controls along the countries' western border.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said China does not recognize the so-called Ladakh Union Territory, which she said India had created unilaterally.
China called India's naming move illegal and invalid and said it cannot change China's claim that the western border area has historically belonged to China.
The statement did not say what either side would do next.
China said it firmly opposes India’s publication of standard names for 28 places in a disputed border area.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said India’s action was illegal and invalid.
She said the naming could not change what China described as the western section of the China-India border historically belonging to China.
India’s Home Ministry said it had determined standard names for the places and marked them on official Indian maps.
- Who
- China and India. Mao Ning spoke for China.
- What
- China rejected India’s standard names for 28 places in a disputed border area.
- When
- October 13; the year was 2026.
- Where
- The disputed western section of the China-India border, including areas under Chinese control, according to the article.
- Why
- China said India’s action was illegal and invalid and could not change what China described as the area’s historical status.
China
India
Naming
China
China firmly opposes India’s publication of standard names for the places.
India
India’s Home Ministry said it had determined standard names for 28 places and marked them on official maps.
Territorial claim
China
China said the western section of the border area historically belongs to China.
India
India’s position on the territorial claim was not stated in the article.
India’s Home Ministry said it had determined standard names for 28 places and marked them on official maps.
Mao Ning said China firmly opposed India’s publication of the names.
- Number of places
- 28
- Indian agency
- Home Ministry
- Chinese spokesperson
- Mao Ning
- Briefing date
- October 13, 2026
- Area
- Western section of the China-India border
What people are saying
China has never recognized the so-called Ladakh Central Territory unilaterally and illegally established by India.
We firmly oppose India’s publication of so-called standard names.
India’s action is illegal and invalid, and cannot change the objective fact that the western section of the China-India border has historically belonged to China.
Sources
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