Zangnan

English

Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 藏南 (Zàngnán, “South Tibet”).

Proper noun

Zangnan

1. (In Chinese contexts) South Tibet (a region including parts of the Tibet Autonomous Region in China and Arunachal Pradesh in India).
   • [2023, Alexander E. Davis, “Competitive Dam Building in the Yarlung Tsangpo-Brahmaputra River Basin”, in The Geopolitics of Melting Mountains: An International Political Ecology of the Himalaya‎^[1], →DOI, →ISBN, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 156:

     It is necessary also to map the border disputes over the region, in the context of its ecology and, in particular, water flows. Much of my analysis here falls on the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh, claimed by China as Tsang Nan (South Tibet). The region was the main scene of Chinese incursions in the 1962 border war.]

   • 2023 April 10, “China criticises Indian minister's visit to Arunachal Pradesh”, in Al Jazeera‎^[2], archived from the original on 2023-06-19:

     "Zangnan is China's territory," Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said on Monday in response to a question about the visit by India's Minister of Home Affairs Amit Shah.

   • 2024 March 12, “India China trade barbs over Modi’s visit to disputed region”, in EFE‎^[3], archived from the original on March 13, 2024‎^[4]:

     “Indian leaders visit Arunachal Pradesh from time to time, as they visit other States of India. Objecting to such visits or India’s developmental projects does not stand to reason,” the Indian foreign ministry said in a statement on Tuesday.
     On Monday, Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin slammed Modi’s visit to the state, which China calls Zangnan, meaning South Tibet.
     Wang said that India had no right to “arbitrarily develop” the area and warned that India’s recent measures would complicate the border disputes that have erupted in the past between both countries.

Further reading

• Zangnan at the Google Books Ngram Viewer.