China rakes up fresh controversy, says it does not recognise “illegal” UT Ladakh

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September 29, 2020 ADVERTISEMENT Amid heightened tensions between India and China along the LAC, a provocative remark was made by the Chinese about the Indian Union Territory of Ladakh on Tuesday. Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Wang Wenbin while speaking to the Global Times, a mouthpiece of the administration in Beijing, stated that China doesn’t recognize the Union Territory of Ladakh “illegally established by India”. Wenbin also said that China was opposed to any infrastructural development in “disputed border areas” for military purposes. In view of India fast-tracking construction of roads along the border, Wenbin said, “China does not recognize the...