China’s state media attacks India’s standardizing of Arunachal placenames, calls the territory its ‘Zangnan’

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(TibetanReview.net, Aug10’26) – China’s state-employed experts have criticized India’s counter-move to standardize on its map the names of 27 locations in its strategic border state of Arunachal Pradesh. Speaking to the Party-mouthpiece globaltimes.cn Aug 9, they have called the move “self-deception”, saying it “runs counter to the improving momentum in bilateral relations and could complicate efforts to properly handle border issues.”

Justifying China’s own similar move that began in 2017, the report said the country has been carrying out standardization of geographical names in the region for a long time, calling the territory “Zangnan” (South...

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