Washington, March 21 -- Recognizing Arunachal Pradesh as Indian territory, the United States has said that it "strongly opposes" any unilateral attempts to advance territorial claims across the Line of Control (LAC).

The remarks came with Beijing repeatedly asserting that it "never acknowledges and firmly opposes" the "so-called Arunachal Pradesh illegally established by India", following Prime Minister Narendra Modi's recent visit to the state.

"US recognizes Arunachal Pradesh as Indian territory and we strongly oppose any unilateral attempts to advance territorial claims by incursions or encroachments military or civilian, across LAC," State Department Principal Deputy Spokesperson, Vedant Patel, said.

Having routinely objected to In...