US Reacts After China Renames Neighbor’s Territory

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The U.S. strongly opposed China's renaming of 30 locations inside India's Arunachal Pradesh, as Beijing's push to further its territorial claims is escalating tensions between the two Asian giants. "The United States strongly opposes any unilateral attempts to advance territorial claims by incursions or encroachments, military or civilian, across the Line of Actual Control," a U.S. State Department official said on Tuesday, according to Hong Kong newspaper the South China Morning Post. The U.S. comment on China's renaming policy came as Beijing has recently escalated its claim over Arunachal Pradesh by calling the area part of its territory "since ancient...