The China-India border standoff: What does Beijing want?
published: 2017-09-02 04:03:19
After 10 weeks, the latest chapter in the long-running China-India-Bhutan border dispute has come to an end. On Monday, India and China agreed to remove their troops from a disputed region called the Doklam Plateau, claimed by both China and Bhutan. (The area is not claimed by India, but it is very close to the Indian border, and of extreme strategic importance to New Delhi.) Although the dust-up failed to attract much attention from the international community, it is nonetheless worthy of note, both for what it says about a rising China’s more forward-leaning approach to its neighbors, and also for what it says about the Trump administration’s strangely inattentive approach to an increasingly restive Asia.
The trouble began on June 16, when Chinese construction workers were spotted in disputed territory on the remote Doklam Plateau. The workers were building a road that would extend China’s strategic position further into territory claimed by Bhutan. India responded immediately, sending troops into Bhutan to halt the road-building. Soon thereafter, troops from both sides were seen pushing and shoving each other, a form of low-intensity conflict known as “jostling.”
Over the weeks that followed, each side held its ground. For its part, Beijing demanded that India withdraw its troops before any negotiations could begin. Chinese officials also fired various verbal darts at New Delhi. On Aug. 4, Wu Qian, a Chinese Ministry of Defense spokesman, issued a thinly veiled threat to India to stand down. “Here is a wish to remind India, do not push your luck and cling to any fantasies,” Wu said. Statements by semi-official Chinese media outlets were even more blunt and aggressive in tone, assuring India that it would lose any conflict with the much stronger and richer China.
On Aug. 21, the Chinese Foreign Ministry pronounced China “extremely dissatisfied” with Indian actions. Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying faulted India for altering the status quo, stating that Chinese forces had been “obstructed” in their “normal patrols.” The dispute ended – for now, at least – with one final parting shot from Beijing: rather than acknowledging that both sides had agreed to pull back their troops, the Chinese Foreign Ministry instead highlighted the withdrawal of “trespassing personnel and equipment to the Indian side.” (A Foreign Ministry spokesperson did, however, acknowledge that the People’s Liberation Army would “make adjustments” in light of changing conditions.) Key Chinese media outlets echoed the Foreign Ministry’s somewhat one-sided account.
For many observers, the uptick in tensions and even India’s decision to increase its troop presence on and near the Doklam Plateau were nothing out of the ordinary. After all, there have been scores of such mini-confrontations between China and India over the years, most of which have led to nothing more serious than a series of sharp-edged statements by both sides. Once temperatures cool, Beijing and Delhi usually pledge to renew their efforts to find a diplomatic solution, and move on. One could argue that this is what has happened here. ————————————————— SOURCE►http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-wp-china-india-comment-3c5af5c4-8f4a-11e7-84c0-02cc069f2c37-20170901-story.html ————————————————— army merchandise,army insignia,us army search,army reserve emblem,us army top,army games,us army emblem,us army watch,armed forces emblems,us army jersey,us army uniform,www usa army,army uniform,www army information com,us army army strong,indian army,air force patches,us navy emblem,navy apparel,air force clothing,navy wife,navy insignia,navy usn,us navy crest,joining the military ,military recruiter army insignia,army games, us army top,us army watch ,us army search,india,usa,china,japan,nepal,bhutan,sri lanka, afghanistan, iraq,iran,saudi arab,yaman,qatar,uae,russia,india relation with world nation,united nations,saarc,g20,g5,brics,2017,today trending,pakistan,westindies,bangladesh,cricket,england,south afreeca,newziland,saarc,asean,canada,world,south asia, malesia.korea ========================== DISCLAIMER: Information, Facts or Opinion expressed in this Video are Presented as Sources and do not reflects views of INDUSTUBE and hence INDUSTUBE is not liable or responsible for the same. The Sources are responsible for accuracy, Completeness, suitaibility and Validity of any information in this Documentary. —————————————– Subscribe Please ►https://www.youtube.com/c/IndusTube247 Facebook ► Twitter ► —————————————— THANKS FOR WATCHING, PLEASE LIKE ,SHARE & COMMENT
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