中国谴责美国驻印大使访问藏南地区

Beijing (Reuters) - China admonished the UnitedStates on Monday for sending its ambassador in India to a contested stretch ofland on the India-China border, warning that a third party's meddling wouldonly complicate the dispute between Beijing and New Delhi.

北京(路透社)—本周一,中国政府谴责美国驻印大使访问中印争议边界区域,指出第三方国家的参与只会使中印争议更加复杂化.

China claims more than 90,000 sq km (35,000 sq miles) ofterritory disputed by India in the eastern sector of the Himalayas. Much ofthat forms the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh, which China calls SouthTibet.

中国声称对喜马拉雅东部区域的9万平方公里拥有主权,该区域目前被印度实际占领.是印度阿鲁纳恰尔邦的主要构成部分,中国则称之为藏南.

U.S. Ambassador to India Richard Verma posted photos onhis Twitter account on Oct. 21 of his recent trip to Arunachal Pradesh,thanking Indian officials for their "warm hospitality" and callingthe region a "magical place".

美国驻印大使Richard Verma于10月21日在其推特上发布访问阿鲁纳恰尔邦的照片,并指出感谢印度政府的热情招待以及称该地区为"神奇的地方".

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lu Kang said China was"firmly opposed" to the U.S. diplomat's actions, which he said would"damage the hard-earned peace and tranquillity of the China-India borderregion".

中国外交部发言人陆康指出:中国政府强烈反对美国外交人员的行为,并指该行为将会伤害中印边界得之不易的和平与安宁.

"Any responsible third party should respect effortsby China and India to seek peaceful and stable reconciliation, and not theopposite," Lu told a regular press briefing.

陆康在新闻通报中说道:“任何有责任感的第三方国家都应该尊重中印两国政府达成的和平与善意,而不是逆道而行”.

"We urge the United States to stop getting involvedin the China-India territorial dispute and do more to benefit this region'speace and tranquillity," he said, adding that China and India were handlingthe matter appropriately through talks.

“我们敦促美国政府停止干涉中印边境问题,做更多的有益于该地区的稳定与和平”,还指出中印两国政府正在通过对话处理该问题.

India'sMinistry of External Affairs described Verma's visit as "nothingunusual".

印度外交事务部形容美国大使的访问 “十分正常”。

"The U.S. Ambassador visited Arunachal Pradesh, astate which is an integral part of the country to which he is accredited,"MEA spokesman Vikas Swarup said in response to the Chinese statement.

印度外交事务部发言人Vikas Swarup回应中国外交部言论时指出：”美国大使当然可以访问作为印度领土一部分的阿鲁纳恰尔邦”。

No comment was available from the U.S. Embassy in NewDelhi.

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