New Delhi, July 25 -- India on Friday reacted strongly to China repeatedly raising sovereignty issues in official readouts of bilateral meetings, saying the Indian side hasn't violated China's sovereignty whereas Beijing continues to illegally occupy territories in the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir and has built projects in these regions. External affairs ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal was responding to a Chinese readout of a meeting between external affairs minister S Jaishankar and his counterpart Wang Yi in Manila on Wednesday, which claimed the Indian minister had assured the Chinese side about respecting China's sovereignty, including issues such as Taiwan and Tibet. People familiar with the matter said Jaishankar made no such comments. "Let me say that the external affairs minister said that when it comes to sovereignty issues, it is actually India that should be and is raising them," Jaiswal said in response to a question on the issue at a regular media briefing. "India does not violate China's sovereignty in any manner and has been consistent, but China is in illegal occupation of Indian territories in Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh since 1963, where India's right is officially acknowledged even by China," he said. "Also, there are Chinese projects on territories in Jammu and Kashmir that belong to India and we object to that," Jaiswal said, referring to projects implemented by China in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) as part of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) and in the occupied Shaksgam Valley. India has consistently objected to CPEC as a key part of it passes through PoK. China has illegally occupied more than 43,000 sq km of Indian territory in the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir, including Aksai Chin and Shaksgam Valley. There have been recent reports of China taking up infrastructure projects in Shaksgam Valley. The Chinese readout issued after the meeting in Manila sought to convey an impression that Jaishankar had addressed Chinese concerns on sovereignty. In a paragraph devoted to comments purportedly made by Jaishankar at his meeting with Wang, the readout said: "India's position on such issues as Taiwan and Xizang remains unchanged. India respects China's sovereignty and has always pursued a positive and cooperative bilateral relationship with a forward-looking approach."...