Dalai Lama visit: China warns of negative impact on Indo-China bilateral relations

Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama on Tuesday wrapped up his week-long tour of Arunachal Pradesh, which Beijing had strongly objected to.

Following the Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama visit to Arunachal Pradesh, Beijing on Wednesday said that there will be negative impact on the bilateral relations between India and China. Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama on Tuesday wrapped up his week-long tour of Arunachal Pradesh, which Beijing had strongly objected to. Beijing refers to this connection to claim Tawang as part of China after invading and taking over Tibet in 1950.

According to Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lu Kang,"When the Indian side violated commitments on relevant issues, the Indian side insisted on arranging the visit of the Dalai Lama in the disputed section of the China-Indian boundary and indulged in provocative political statements. We have already expressed our solemn representations and it will of course have negative impact on bilateral relations."

Kang added that Beijing will take "further action" to safeguard its territorial sovereignty and slammed the "provocative" statements of the Tibetan spiritual leader and "some specific Indian official" in an apparent reference to the Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh, Pema Khandu.

"What India has done is violated the solemn commitment on Tibet-related issues and it also has negative impact on proper settlement of the territorial disputes between the two sides through negotiations," the spokesperson said.

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