India Protests New China Map Claiming Territory Before G-20

  • Beijing map shows parts of Indian state under its control
  • Xi is expected to attend summit in New Delhi next month

An Indian army soldier on a Bofors gun at an army camp in Arunachal Pradesh, India. 

Photographer: Arun Sankar/AFP/Getty Images
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New Delhi lodged a diplomatic protest with Beijing over the publication of an official map that shows China claiming Indian territory in the Himalayas, a sign that tensions over a border dispute are simmering before a major summit next month.