Major Territory Disputes Around The World

Arunachal Pradesh’s Borders Are Curious

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Technically, Arunachal Pradesh has been a state of India since the 1914 Simla Accord. Even though China was one of the countries in attendance, they refused to acknowledge the Accord and consider Arunachal Pradesh to be South Tibet, and therefore part of their own territory.

As acknowledged by Metrocosm, not only do the Chinese consider the region to be theirs, but they even have altered Google Maps in order to appear as though it truly is. As it turns out, this isn’t the only region where the maps have been tampered with. Some geographic features have even disappeared completely within China’s own GCJ-02 coordinate system.