NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court’s verdict on Article 370 will not impact the Chinese position on Ladakh, a spokesperson for the Chinese government said on Wednesday.
China has reportedly argued that the western part of the India-China border has “always belonged to China”.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning told a media briefing that 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, Mao said in response to a question by a state media outlet.
On the Supreme Court judgment upholding Article 370, Mao said that on the Kashmir issue, China's position is consistent and clear-cut.
In 2019, China said that the “reorganisation” of Jammu and Kashmir was “unacceptable”, especially the separation of Ladakh into a union territory.
Notably, the Supreme Court on December 11 unanimously upheld the central government's decision to abrogate provisions of Article 370 bestowing special status to the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir.
