India's Ministry of External Affairs reaffirmed Arunachal Pradesh's status as an integral part of India. This statement counters China's repeated efforts to assign Chinese names to places within the state. India officially identified 27 locations by their standard names on the Survey of India map.

China on Monday reaffirmed that the Zangnan region is its territory and rejected the so-called "Arunachal Pradesh" illegally established by India.

China criticizes India's naming of 27 Arunachal Pradesh locations, calling it a unilateral move that threatens bilateral relations.