evidence: In 2006, the Chinese Ambassador to India, Sun Yuxi, stated that "in our position, the whole of what you call the state of Arunachal Pradesh is Chinese territory and Tawang (district) is only one place in it and we are claiming all of that – that’s our position" (China Daily, November 14, 2006). At present, China’s official claims over "Arunachal Pradesh" are based on the pretext that "Zangnan" is located in the Tibet Autonomous Region of China. Furthermore, Chinese officials have stated repeatedly that the area "has been China’s territory since the ancient times. China’s ethnic minorities such as the Moinba and Tibetan ethnic groups have lived and worked in this area for a long time" (FMPRC, December 31, 2021).