NEW DELHI—A new Chinese law that empowers the “protection and exploitation of the country’s land border areas,” set to take effect on Jan. 1, 2022, is sparking a diplomatic war of words between India and China.
“China’s unilateral decision to bring about legislation which can have implications on our existing bilateral arrangements on border management as well as on the boundary question is of concern to us,” India’s Ministry of External Affairs said in a statement on Oct. 27.
