<p>India was reacting to a Xinhua news service report on the visit of Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari to China. <br /> “We have seen the Xinhua report quoting the president of China as stating that China will continue to engage in projects with Pakistan inside Pakistan-occupied Kashmir.”<br /> In India's eyes, Pakistan was in “illegal occupation” of parts of Jammu and Kashmir since 1947, Prakash said. <br /><br /> “The Chinese side is fully aware of India's position and our concerns about Chinese activities in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir,” he said.<br /><br />A day after China objected to the visit of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to Arunachal Pradesh, External Affairs Ministry took a strong view of President Hu Jintao's remarks that China will continue to engage in projects with Pakistan inside Pakistan occupied Kashmir.<br /><br />"Pakistan has been in illegal occupation of parts of the Indian state of Jammu & Kashmir since 1947. The Chinese side is fully aware of India's position and our concerns about Chinese activities in Pakistan occupied Kashmir," External Affairs Ministry spokesman Vishnu Prakash said in a statement.<br /><br />"We hope that the Chinese side will take a long term view of the India-China relations and cease such activities in areas illegally occupied by Pakistan," he said.<br />The Chinese President, during a meeting with Pakistan Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani yesterday, outlined a major project to upgrade the Karakoram highway connecting the two countries overland and Chinese help in the Neelam-Jhelum hydroelectric project in PoK.<br /><br />"Howsoever, the international situation may change. The people of China and Pakistan are always joined in hearts and hands," Hu had said. <br /><br />On Tuesday, India rejected a Chinese government statement protesting Manmohan Singh's Oct 3 visit to Arunachal Pradesh, the northeastern state over which China claims ownership. </p>
<p>India was reacting to a Xinhua news service report on the visit of Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari to China. <br /> “We have seen the Xinhua report quoting the president of China as stating that China will continue to engage in projects with Pakistan inside Pakistan-occupied Kashmir.”<br /> In India's eyes, Pakistan was in “illegal occupation” of parts of Jammu and Kashmir since 1947, Prakash said. <br /><br /> “The Chinese side is fully aware of India's position and our concerns about Chinese activities in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir,” he said.<br /><br />A day after China objected to the visit of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to Arunachal Pradesh, External Affairs Ministry took a strong view of President Hu Jintao's remarks that China will continue to engage in projects with Pakistan inside Pakistan occupied Kashmir.<br /><br />"Pakistan has been in illegal occupation of parts of the Indian state of Jammu & Kashmir since 1947. The Chinese side is fully aware of India's position and our concerns about Chinese activities in Pakistan occupied Kashmir," External Affairs Ministry spokesman Vishnu Prakash said in a statement.<br /><br />"We hope that the Chinese side will take a long term view of the India-China relations and cease such activities in areas illegally occupied by Pakistan," he said.<br />The Chinese President, during a meeting with Pakistan Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani yesterday, outlined a major project to upgrade the Karakoram highway connecting the two countries overland and Chinese help in the Neelam-Jhelum hydroelectric project in PoK.<br /><br />"Howsoever, the international situation may change. The people of China and Pakistan are always joined in hearts and hands," Hu had said. <br /><br />On Tuesday, India rejected a Chinese government statement protesting Manmohan Singh's Oct 3 visit to Arunachal Pradesh, the northeastern state over which China claims ownership. </p>
