China was on Thursday miffed over Indian moun taineers naming a previ ously unnamed peak in Arunachal Pradesh after the 6th Dalai Lama, reit erating its territorial claims over the area. A team from the National Institute of Mountaineering and Adventure Sports (NI MAS) scaled an unnamed and unclimbed 20,942 ft high peak in Arunachal Pradesh and decided to name the summit after the 6th Dalai Lama Tsangyang Gyatso, who was born in 1682 in the region of Mon Tawang. NIMAS, located at Dirang in Arunachal Pradesh, functions under the Ministry of Defence. Naming the peak after the 6th Dalai Lama is a tribute to his timeless wisdom and his profound contributions to the Monpa community and beyond, said a Defence Ministry press release. When asked for his re action, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian told a media brief ing here, “I’m not aware of what you mentioned.” “Let me say more broadly that the area of Zangnan is Chinese territory, and it’s illegal, and null and void for India to set up the so called “Arunachal Pradesh” in Chinese territory. This has been China’s consistent position,” he said.