BEIJING:
China has begun large-scale mining operations on its side of the border with
Arunachal Pradesh where a huge trove of gold, silver and other precious
minerals valued at about US 60 billion has been found, a media report said
today.
The mine
project is being undertaken in Lhunze county under Chinese control adjacent to
the Indian border, the Hong Kong-based South China Morning Post reported.
China claims
Arunachal Pradesh as part of southern Tibet.
As China's
economic, geopolitical and military strength continues to increase, "it is
only a matter of time before South Tibet returns to Chinese control," Hao
claimed.
Lhunze was in
the news last October, just about two months after Dokalam, when Xi in a rare
gesture replied to correspondence from a herding family in Lhunze County
underscoring Beijing's claim to the area.
The family is
based in Yumai, China's smallest town in terms of population located close to
Arunachal Pradesh.
Xi thanked
the father and his two daughters for their loyalty and contributions to China,
and also urged the people of Lhunze to "set down roots" to develop
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