INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
KATHMANDU: Amid social media users& furore over India unilaterally opening link road to Lipulekh in Nepali territory, an early May tweet by
the Chinese media on Mt Chomolungma‘s location has resurfaced, leading to another episode of debates and dismay.
The tweet posted by China
Global Television Network (CGTN) on May 2 claims that Mount Chomolungma, also known as Mount Everest, the world highest peak is located in
China Tibet Autonomous Region.
However, the CGTN has now posted a revised tweet stating that the peak stands on China-Nepal border
The tweet reads &An extraordinary sun halo was spotted on May 1 in the skies over Mount #Qomolangma, the world highest peak located on the
China-Nepal border&.
In pictures
: An extraordinary sun halo was spotted on May 1 in the skies over Mount #Qomolangma, the world highest
peak located on the China-Nepal border pic.twitter.com/TMEY5aT4yl
— CGTN (@CGTNOfficial) May 10, 2020
The previous tweet by the official
twitter handle of the CGTN including pictures of Chomolungma had brought forth outcry on social networking sites, urging CGTN to check the
facts.
The previous tweet has been deleted.
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