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China denies harassing Indian woman at Shanghai airport, calls action lawful

A day after a woman from Arunachal Pradesh, Pema Wangjom Thongdok, alleged harassment at Shanghai's Pudong Airport, China refuted the claims, stating that actions taken by immigration officials were in accordance with their laws.

India has lodged a strong protest against the incident, citing international air travel agreements. 

Pema Wangjom Thongdok, a UK-based Indian citizen travelling from London to Japan on November 21, said her three-hour transit turned into an 18-hour ordeal after Chinese immigration officials declared her passport “invalid” solely because it listed Arunachal Pradesh as her birthplace.

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