China has strongly condemned a recent visit by Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to disputed Arunachal Pradesh on the Nagaland border near China — a region of contention since 1962.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Ma Zhaoxu accused Singh of ignoring Beijing's concerns by visiting the disputed northeastern Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh.
"China has expressed its strong dissatisfaction of the prime minister's visit to the disputed area, which is in disregard of China's grave concerns", the statement said.
"We urge the Indian side to take China's solemn concerns seriously in the hope of maintaining calm over the disputed area with a view to ensuring the sound development of China-India relations."
The condemnation came after Singh and Indian Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee visited Arunachal Pradesh ten days ago to campaign for their elections.
The Chinese army and New Delhi forces fought a brief, but bloody war over their Himalayan border in 1962.
Over much of the last 40 years, China has unofficially claimed Arunachal Pradesh as its own territory. Beijing also lays claim to a slice of Indian-run Kashmir.
Kashmir has been the subject of a bitter territorial dispute between India and Pakistan since they secured independence from Britain in 1947.
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