China losing patience with conceited India

By failing to turn up for the G20 summit, Chinese President Xi Jinping sent a clear signal that China has little enthusiasm for stabilising relations with India, say researchers from a New Delhi think tank.

NEW DELHI: When it became clear that China’s President Xi Jinping had decided to skip the Group of 20 summit in Delhi this week, it was the final blow to the opportunity that the forum presented to restore “normalcy” in India-China relations.

In the three years since border tensions have flared up between the neighbours, a protracted military standoff has become the defining thorn in bilateral relations. Consequently, the trust deficit between the two countries has steadily increased to levels perhaps last seen during the 1962 border war.  CNA

China has been negotiating with the Indians on the border issues for nearly a century, from the time of Nehru till now but with no results. There were several times when China was willing to concede most of the land under dispute to India but as a Chinese initiative, given away by China, not as carved away by the British during the peak of British Colonialism. Chinese land can only be given away by China diplomatically, not as decided by foreign powers, not by two white men from England taking their pens to draw the lines on a map saying which belonged to the British Empire and which belonged to China. Accepting the lines drawn by the British Empire is like accepting Colonialism and might is right.

China was willing to do a bit of horse trading with India to settle the dispute and has been very courteous and patience with the Indians. Unfortunately, the highly conceited and cocky Indians would not move an inch. Whatever the British carved out from China belongs to India and not negotiable. China has given enough time to persuade the Indians to settle the dispute amicably but to no avail. The Indians take the Chinese willingness to compromise as a sign of weakness and have hardened their position.

China has had enough of the Indians and would henceforth take a firm stand in its claim of the Chinese land stolen by the Brits. Not an inch would be conceded to the Indians. Period. The new map issued by China is the latest and clearest position and statement by the Chinese. They are telling the Indians not to have wet dreams that they can claim Chinese land by being stubborn and recalcitrant. They would have to face the full might of the PLA if they dare. More forces have been deployed to the border region with India and this would be the situation going forward.

China could easily take back all the lands if it intends to by force but would like to settle the dispute amicably and diplomatically. For the movement the status quo shall remain unless the drunken Indians dare to push for a fight. No more graces to be given to the Indians, no more generosity to appease the highly strung Indians.