China on Tuesday dismissed a media report saying it had seized Nepalese territory as “completely unfounded” and “pure hearsay.”
Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin reacted to a Daily Telegraph report published on Tuesday that quoted Nepalese politicians as saying that Beijing had surreptitiously annexed more than 150 hectares on the Nepal-Tibet border on the Nepalese side.
“I want to point out that the report is a completely unfounded rumor,” Wang said when asked to comment on the news report.
The report “is not based on facts. It’s a pure rumor, ”Wang repeated when further pressured to respond.
In October, Chinese state media denied similar reports that China had invaded Nepalese lands in Humla district.
“The buildings that some in Nepal have accused China of encroaching on their lands in Humla district are within Chinese territory and it is actually a newly built village in Burang county in Ali, Southwest Tibet Autonomous Region of China, “said the nationalist tabloid Global Times. in an October 16 report.
The report blamed India for “exaggerating” the incident and accused the Nepalese opposition of making the accusations at the behest of New Delhi.
“The main Nepalese opposition Congress, which has been publicizing the incident, is considered a pro-India force,” the Global Times report said.
He then went on to refer to the issue of the territorial dispute between India and Nepal.
“India actually has a long-standing territorial dispute with Nepal. The Indian government included an area in dispute with Nepal on its new territory map in 2019, sparking conflict between the two countries. In response, Nepal published a new map, which included Kalapani and other areas of its territory, ”the report added.
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