Beijing/New Delhi, Jan. 12 -- China on Monday reiterated its claim on the Shaksgam valley in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (POK), saying the territory belongs to China and China is fully justified to conduct infrastructure construction on its own territory.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said China and Pakistan had in 1960s signed a boundary agreement and delimited the boundary between the two countries, which is the right of China and Pakistan as sovereign countries.
The China-Pakistan boundary agreement and the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) do not affect Beijing's position on Kashmir, which remains unchanged, she said.
The Shaksgam Valley, or Trans Karakoram Tract, is part of the Hunza-Gilgit region of POK and is ...