India Protests Treatment of Its Citizen at Chinese Airport

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India has lodged a complaint after China detained an Indian citizen transiting through Shanghai's airport due to the listed birthplace on their passport being a disputed border region between the two countries. China's foreign ministry said the traveler had been treated "lawfully."

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00:00India has protested China after one of its citizens was detained while transiting through Shanghai.

00:07Pima Wangjong Dongdok, who lives in the UK, was detained after Chinese immigration officials saw

00:13her passport listed her birthplace as Arunachal Pradesh, a disputed region that lies on the

00:18China-India border. She was held for 18 hours and only released after Indian officials arrived at

00:24the airport. Chinese officials say Mrs. Dongdok was treated lawfully and that no detaining or

00:29harassment took place. Meanwhile, India's foreign ministry says China has yet to explain its actions

00:35and that Arunachal Pradesh is part of India.

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