Destruction of thirty thousand World Maps by China

Question:The McMohan line is the demarcation line between the Tibetan region of China and the North-East region of India proposed by British colonial administrator Henry McMohan at the –
(a) 1914 Shimla Convention
(b) 1916 Shimla Convention
(c) 1918 Shimla Convention
(d) None of the above
Answer: (a)
Related facts:

  • According to the media report of 26th March, 2019, China has destroyed 30,000 world maps printed in the country for not mentioning Arunachal Pradesh and Taiwan as part of Chinese territory.
  • China claims the north-eastern India state Arunachal Pradesh as part of South Tibet, and routinely objects to Indian leaders visiting Arunachal Pradesh to highlight its stand.
  • India maintains that the state of Arunachal Pradesh is integral and inalienable part of the country and Indian leaders visit Arunachal Pradesh form time to time.
  • China also claims the estranged island of Taiwan as part of its territory that must be reunified with the mainland, even by force.

Link:
https://www.indiatoday.in/world/story/china-india-arunachal-pradesh-destroy-maps-1486989-2019-03-26