US recognizes McMahon Line as international border

US recognizes McMahon Line as international border

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Category : International Published on: March 18 2023

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  • The United States has recognized the McMahon Line as the international boundary between Arunachal Pradesh and China in a recently passed bipartisan resolution, calling it an "integral part of India".
  • Former US ambassador to Japan and Senator Bill Hagerty said that this bipartisan resolution expresses the Senate’s support for unequivocally recognising the state of Arunachal Pradesh as an integral part of India.
  • The resolution also condemned the construction of villages in disputed areas, the publication of maps of cities in Arunachal Pradesh, and the expansion of Beijing's territorial claims on Bhutan.
  • India and China share a 3,500 km long border which is disputed.
  • The line that delineates the boundary between the two countries is called the McMahon Line.
  • The McMahon Line was drawn during the Simla Convention of 1914, officially described as a convention between Great Britain, China and Tibet.
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