China rejects India's claim over Shaksgam Valley

Beijing, Jan. 13 -- Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning on Monday rejected India's claim over the Shaksgam Valley in Jammu and Kashmir.

"The territory you mentioned belongs to China. It's fully justified for China to conduct infrastructure construction on its own territory," Mao said when asked about border issues and the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).

The spokesperson further said, "China and Pakistan in the 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 Economic Corridor (CPEC), as an economic cooperation initiative, aims at promoting local socio-economic development and improving people's liv...