China Rejects India's Shaksgam Valley Claim, Calls it Chinese Territory

• Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning rejected India's claim over the Shaksgam Valley, stating it belongs to China and infrastructure building is justified.
• Mao Ning cited the 1960s China-Pakistan boundary agreement as setting borders and affirmed CPEC as an economic project for local development.
• China maintains its stance on the Kashmir issue remains unchanged despite the border agreement and CPEC.
• India strongly rejected China's infrastructure projects in Shaksgam Valley via CPEC, calling them 'illegal and invalid'.
• India's MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal reiterated that Shaksgam Valley is Indian territory and the 1963 China-Pakistan boundary agreement is illegal.

Why It Matters: China rejects India's claim on Shaksgam Valley, asserting it as Chinese territory, while India maintains its sovereignty.