By- Srushti sharma
A day after the Supreme Court of India validated the dilution of Jammu and Kashmir’s constitutional autonomy
China reiterated its position that the issue had to be resolved as per UN Security Council resolutions and that there has to be a dialogue between the “parties concerned”.
On Monday, the SC upheld the Indian government’s 2019 decision to ‘read down’ Article 370 of the constitution which removed Jammu and Kashmir’s autonomy.
The Indian government had also bifurcated the state and turned the two new entities into union territories.
Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said that China’s position on Kashmir has been “consistent and clear-cut”.
In 2019, China termed the “reorganisation” of the Jammu and Kashmir state as “unacceptable”, referring to the separation of Ladakh into a union territory.
Shah said that both Pakistan Occupied Kashmir and Aksai Chin are an integral part of Jammu and Kashmir.
In April-May 2019, Chinese troops amassed at multiple points in eastern Ladakh and went beyond the traditional patrolling points.
There were several clashes, which culminated in intense hand-to-hand fighting at Galwan Valley, which killed 20 Indian soldiers and at least four Chinese troops.
After multiple rounds of talks, India and China have de-escalated at multiple friction points, but have not been able to reach any resolution on two strategic stand-off points.
India has not mentioned Aksai Chin in any public statements in recent years.