Hardening stance, China rejects Ladakh UT, raises 1959 claim line

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Untenable, says India, Beijing not interested in clarifying LAC; China opposes border infra-construction by India Written by Shubhajit Roy | New Delhi | September 30, 2020 4:12:14 am New Delhi reacted sharply, saying it has “never accepted the so-called unilaterally defined 1959 Line of Actual Control”, and that it is “untenable”. Pushing its old claim line in Ladakh and hardening its position on the situation there, Beijing Tuesday said it does not recognise the Union Territory of Ladakh and is opposed to the construction of Indian infrastructure there. New Delhi reacted sharply, saying it has “never accepted the so-called unilaterally...