Beijing, Nov. 1 -- Beijing slammed on Thursday New Delhi's inclusion of part of China's territory into its administrative jurisdiction, saying the move is unlawful.

China is strongly dissatisfied with and firmly opposes India's announcement of establishing the so-called Jammu and Kashmir Union Territory and the Ladakh Union Territory, Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang said at a daily news briefing.

The Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019, reconstitutes the state of Jammu and Kashmir into two union territories, one to be called Jammu and Kashmir, and the other Ladakh, where the western sector of the China-India boundary is located.

"India has challenged China's territorial sovereignty by unilaterally changing its domestic la...