Indian PM Visit to Disputed Border Territory Sparks Angry Chinese Response

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi waves to supporters from a car after offering prayers at the Kashi Vishwanath Hindu temple in Varanasi on March 9, 2024. Niharika KULKARNI / AFP

China lodged a formal diplomatic protest with the Indian government over Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit last weekend to a contested border region that China claims as part of “South Tibet” (Zangnan). 

“China strongly deplores and firmly opposes the Indian leader’s visit to the East Section of the China-India boundary,” said Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Wang Wenbin at the regular press briefing in Beijing on Monday. “We have made solemn representations to India,” he added.

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