‘Unlawful, Void, Violates Our Territory’: China On New Uts Of Jammu And Kashmir And Ladakh

China on Thursday lashed out at India for changing the status of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh, calling the reorganisation of the former state to two separate union territories (UT) as “unlawful and void”.

Beijing said the move violated Chinese sovereignty but will also not change the situation on the ground as part of the area in the former state remains under Chinese control.

The state of Jammu and Kashmir ceased to be a state and became two UTs – Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh – Wednesday midnight; nearly three months after the Indian Parliament revoked the special status enjoyed by the former state under Article 370 of the Constitution.

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