China says policy to improve relations with India remains unchanged

China on Tuesday (April 14, 2026) said its policy to improve relations with India has not changed as it defended its move to publish new names for various regions in Arunachal Pradesh.

India on Sunday (April 12) categorically rejected China’s efforts to assign “fictitious names” to Indian territory, asserting that such attempts to create “baseless narratives” cannot alter “undeniable reality” and could derail efforts to normalise bilateral ties.