China lodged strong representation with India to express diametrical opposition to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to a disputed zone along the China-India borders, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said.
Hua said in a statement published on the official website of the Chinese Foreign Ministry that the act of the Indian side is not conducive to properly resolving and controlling disputes between the two sides, nor in conformity with the general situation of growth of bilateral relations.
Modi visited a disputed zone in the eastern part of China-India borders on Friday to attend activities marking the founding of the so-called "Arunachal Pradesh", a state that Indian authorities illegally and unilaterally declared in 1987.
"The Chinese government has never recognized the so-call 'Arunachal Pradesh'," Hua said.
She said China's stance on the disputed area on the eastern part of the China-India border is consistent and clear. She said it's an universally recognized fact that huge disputes exist on the eastern section of China-India borders.