New Delhi/Guwahati:
China skipped a confidential G20 assembly held in India on Sunday, sources stated. The assembly was held in Itanagar, the capital metropolis of Arunachal Pradesh, a northeastern state that China claims is part of Tibet. India has rejected such claims previously and maintains Arunachal is its integral half.
Over 50 delegates attended the assembly, which is among the many dozens of occasions deliberate throughout 50 main cities forward of the G20 summit in Delhi in September. India at present holds the G20 presidency.
It’s unclear if China has formally lodged a protest with India over the assembly.
Neither Overseas ministry nor China has commented on it.
The weekend assembly was declared confidential and media protection was not permitted.
Themed ‘Analysis innovation initiative, gathering’, the assembly was organised by the Science and Expertise division.
The delegates who attended the meet additionally visited Arunachal Pradesh legislative meeting and a Buddhist monastery in Itanagar. Upon their arrival, they have been obtained by cultural troupes on the airport. In addition they tasted native cuisines, stated officers.
India and Chinese language troops had clashed alongside the Line of Precise Management (LAC) within the state’s Tawang sector final December, in a face-off that got here amid a months-long border standoff in jap Ladakh.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh had then accused China of attempting to “unilaterally” change the established order alongside the LAC.
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