China may use old maps, or even force Google, to validate its claims over Arunachal. Here’s how

SOURCE: ET Responding to the Dalai Lama’s recent Tawang visit, the Chinese government has released “standardised“ Chinese names of six towns in Arunachal Pradesh. Rewriting Tibetan names like Bum La into Mandarin, China aims to hit out at Tibetans and at the same time challenge India’s claim over Arunachal, which it regards as `South Tibet’. […]

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