China today made it clear that it will not issue visas to any official from Arunachal Pradesh, over which it lays claims, and will continue to issue stapled visas to non-officials from that state.
Speaking against the backdrop of reports that two Arunachal men have got stapled visas, which was departure from past practice, an official in the Chinese embassy, speaking on the condition of anonymity, said there was no change in their visa policy for residents of Arunachal Pradesh.
“There is no change in our visa policy for residents of Arunachal Pradesh. China does not issue visas to officials from that state and will still not do it. For non-officials, we only issue stapled visas,” the official told PTI.