Map printed in China's e-passports (2012)
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China's new electronic passports carried a map that showed Arunachal Pradesh and Aksai Chin as Chinese territory. India's response was to stamp its own correct map on every visa issued to holders of those passports.
| Country or organisation | Ministry of Public Security, People's Republic of China |
|---|---|
| What the map shows | A background map on the inside pages of the new e-passports showed Arunachal Pradesh and Aksai Chin inside China. |
| When | Passports issued from May 2012; the row broke out in November 2012 |
| India's response | The External Affairs Minister called the map unacceptable. The Government told Parliament that the Embassy and Consulates in China had started stamping a seal with India's map, showing its correct external boundaries, on visas in such passports. |
| Status | Not corrected |