Washington, Mar 15: In a major setback to China The United States has passed a resolution recognising the McMahon Line as the international boundary between China and Arunachal Pradesh and it also sees Arunachal Pradesh as an integral part of India.
“Amid China’s grave threat, it is critical for the United States to stand shoulder-to-shoulder with our strategic partners, especially India,” said Senator Bill Hagerty, who along with Senator Jeff Merkley introduced a resolution in the Senate.
The resolution also pushes back against People’s Republic of China (PRC) claims that Arunachal Pradesh is PRC territory, which is a part of the PRC’s increasingly aggressive and expansionist policies.
“This bipartisan resolution expresses the Senate’s support for unequivocally recognising the state of Arunachal Pradesh as an integral part of India, condemning China’s military aggression to change the status quo along the Line of Actual Control,” Merkley said.
“America’s values supporting freedom and a rules-based order must be at the center of all of our actions and relationships around the world, especially as the PRC government pushes an alternative vision,” Merkley said.
“This resolution makes clear that the United States views the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh as part of the Republic of India-not the People’s Republic of China-and commits the US to deepening support and assistance to the region, alongside like-minded international partners and donors,” he said.
The resolution, which comes following the biggest clash between the Republic of India and China in the Eastern Sector along the Line of Actual Control in six years, reaffirms that the United States recognises the McMahon Line as the international boundary between China and the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh.
