US resolution recognizes Arunachal Pradesh as integral part of India; condemns China’s military aggression

The resolution also pushes back against PRC claims that Arunachal Pradesh is PRC territory, which is a part of the PRC’s increasingly aggressive and expansionist policies

PGurus Newsdesk

March 15, 2023

The resolution also pushes back against PRC claims that Arunachal Pradesh is PRC territory, which is a part of the PRC’s increasingly aggressive and expansionist policies

US rejects China’s claim on Arunachal, the important proposal presented in Parliament in support of India

The US has considered the McMahon Line dividing China and Arunachal Pradesh as the international border. The US Parliament has introduced a bipartisan resolution on this issue, in which Arunachal Pradesh is considered an integral part of India.

At a time when China continues to pose grave and gathering threats to the Free and Open Indo-Pacific, it is critical for the United States to stand shoulder-to-shoulder with our strategic partners in the region, especially India, Senator Bill Hagerty, who along with Senator Jeff Merkley introduced a resolution in the Senate, said.

This bipartisan resolution expresses the Senate’s support for unequivocally recognizing the state of Arunachal Pradesh as an integral part of India, condemning China’s military aggression to change the status quo along the Line of Actual Control, and further enhancing the US-India strategic partnership and Quad in support of the Free and Open Indo-Pacific, he said.

The resolution, following the biggest clash between the Republic of India and China in the Eastern Sector along the Line of Actual Control in six years, reaffirms that the United States recognizes the McMahon Line as the international boundary between China and the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh. The resolution also pushes back against the People’s Republic of China (PRC) claims that Arunachal Pradesh is PRC territory, which is a part of the PRC’s increasingly aggressive and expansionist policies.

This resolution makes clear that the United States views the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh as part of the Republic of India not the People’s Republic of China and commits the US to deepen support and assistance to the region, alongside like-minded international partners and donors, he said.

The bipartisan Senators’ resolution condemns additional China’s provocations, including the People’s Republic of China’s use of military force to change the status quo along the Line of Actual Control, construction of villages in contested areas, publication of maps with Mandarin-language names for cities and features in the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh, and expansion of PRC territorial claims in Bhutan.

The resolution commends the Government of India for taking steps to defend itself against aggression and security threats from the People’s Republic of China. The resolution serves to strengthen further the US-India bilateral partnership regarding defense, technology, economics, and people-to-people ties. It promotes enhancing our multilateral cooperation with India through the QUAD, the East Asia Summit alongside our partners in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), and other international forums.

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