CHINA-INDIA: CASS RESEARCHER SAYS LADAKH WILL NOW BE A DISPUTED AREA AND ITS OWNERSHIP WILL BECOME PART OF BORDER NEGOTIATIONS

An important statement was made by Zhang Ning, a Research Fellow of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS), in an article in the 'China Industry Circle' magazine on October 3. He referred to the statement of Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin on September 29 that "China does not recognize the so-called "Union Territory of Ladakh" illegally established by India, and opposes the construction of infrastructure for the purpose of military control in disputed border areas". Zhang Ning said that accordingly "This shows to a certain extent that if the previous negotiations on the western section of the Sino-Indian border basically did not involve the ownership of Ladakh, and we can accept the division according to the actual control line (recognizing the actual control line), then the entire Ladakh is now to become a "dispute area" (China and India have different views on the ownership of this area, and there are disputes), border demarcation negotiations will involve the ownership of the entire Ladakh, not just the "line of actual control". He said "At the same time, the non-recognition of the "Union Territory of Ladakh” will also pave the way for public opinion and law in the event of a border war in the future, sending troops and even recovering Ladakh". He described "This move is brilliant! It is expected that discussions on the history of Ladakh will be heated up in the future, and everyone will begin to debate the question of the ownership of Ladakh. As for the topic of actual control, it will take a back seat. After all, Ladakh is much larger than one more or one less stronghold at both ends of the actual control line".





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