Beijing, April 14 -- China has once again attempted to push "fictitious names" for Indian territories, despite a categorical rejection and "heavy slamming" from New Delhi just days ago.

The Chinese Foreign Ministry on Tuesday doubled down on its claim that the renaming falls within its "sovereignty," referring to Arunachal Pradesh by the fabricated name "Zangnan."

This latest provocation coincides with Beijing's aggressive administrative restructuring near sensitive border zones, including the creation of a new county in Xinjiang that borders Afghanistan, Arunachal Pradesh, and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK).

Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Guo Jiakun falsely harped on the claims of allocating names to Indian territories by saying that ...