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Beijing/ New Delhi (Gurpreet Singh): Beijing has formally rejected India's recent official mapping of 27 geographical features and locations in Arunachal Pradesh using standard Indian nomenclature, asserting that the update has no impact on its territorial claims over the northeastern state. Speaking at a press conference, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun reiterated that China refuses to acknowledge the state of Arunachal Pradesh, referring to the territory as "Zangnan" and dismissing India's official map updates as legally invalid. The statement comes after India updated the Survey of India map to enhance public awareness and establish standardized geographical identification across the…