US admits McMahon line as International border of China and AP

India: The United States recognizes the McMahon Line as the international border between China and Arunachal Pradesh(AP), in accordance with a bipartisan Senate resolution that considers Arunachal Pradesh an integral part of India.
Senator Bill said that at a time when China poses serious threats to an independent and open Indo-Pacific, it is critical for the United States to stand shoulder to shoulder with its strategic partners in the region, especially India. Hagerty, who co-sponsored a resolution in the Senate with Sen. Jeff Merkley, said.
“This bipartisan resolution expresses the Senate’s support for the unequivocal recognition of the state of Arunachal Pradesh as an integral part of India, China’s military aggression to change the status quo along the Line of Actual Control. condemns, and further enhances the US-India strategic partnership. In support of the Quad Free and Open Indo-Pacific,” he said on Tuesday.
The resolution, which comes after the biggest standoff in six years along the Line of Actual Control in the eastern sector between the Republic of India and China, reaffirms that the US recognizes the McMahon Line as the boundary between China and the Indian state recognizes as an international border of Arunachal Pradesh.
The resolution also pushes back against the People’s Republic of China’s (PRC) claim that Arunachal Pradesh is PRC territory, which is part of the PRC’s increasingly aggressive and expansionist policies. “America’s values ​​that support freedom and a rule-based order must be at the heart of all our actions and relationships around the world, especially as the PRC government pursues an alternative approach,” Merkley said.
“This resolution makes clear that the United States considers the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh to be part of the Republic of India – not the People’s Republic of China. And donors,” he said.
The bipartisan senators’ resolution condemned additional provocations by China, including the use of military force by the People’s Republic of China to alter the status quo along the Line of Actual Control, the construction of villages in disputed areas, the construction of cities, For the publication of maps with Mandarin-language names and features in the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh, and the expansion of the PRC’s territorial claims in Bhutan. Furthermore, the resolution commends the Government of India for taking measures to defend itself against aggression and security threats from the People’s Republic of China.
These efforts include securing India’s telecommunication infrastructure. examining its procurement processes and supply chains; implementing investment screening standards; and expanding our cooperation with Taiwan in public health and other areas.
This resolution serves to further strengthen the US-India bilateral partnership in defense, technology, economy and people-to-people relations and India with our partners in the Southeast Association through the Quad, East Asia Summit. promotes our multilateral cooperation with Asian Nations (ASEAN), and other international forums. The resolution is sponsored by Senator John Cornyn.