The renaming of 27 places covered a diverse array of geographical features: 15 mountains, five residential areas, four mountain passes, two rivers and one lake.
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After India and Pakistan trade blows over Kashmir, will their ceasefire hold?
After India and Pakistan trade blows over Kashmir, will their ceasefire hold?
Each location was assigned names in Chinese characters, Tibetan, and pinyin – the romanised spelling of Mandarin Chinese – and accompanied by detailed latitude and longitude coordinates, and a high-resolution map.
“In accordance with the relevant provisions of the State Council [China’s cabinet] on the management of geographical names, we in conjunction with the relevant departments have standardised some of the geographical names in Zangnan of China,” the ministry said.
The move comes despite efforts in the past year to improve relations between the two countries after a long period of tension.
However, late last year China and India agreed to end their military stand-off at the Himalayan border.
