China uneasy with India emerging as an alternate Asian power


By Rahul Kumar

New Delhi, Sep 8 (IANS): As long as the Indian Army was at its peace-time locations due to the coronavirus, the Chinese were able to sneak into Indian territory at Pangong Tso lake and set up their bases. Once their chicanery was detected and the Indian forces roused from their locations, the Peoples Liberal Army (PLA) is having a rough time in actual combat.

Experts say that by threatening India, China is showing its true colors. Under President for Life Xi Jinping, the country will continue to be more nationalistic and driven by the power that the PLA provides the country with. After Xi ascendancy to power, the decision-making authority in the country has become highly centralized. China now feels that the land and maritime territorial issues, which it has a long list of, should be resolved in a manner that it seeks.

Jagannath P. Panda, Research Fellow, Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analysis (MPIDSA), says: "China has become highly nationalistic and pursues an aggressive agenda under Xi Jinping. He will not make any concessions or show flexibility to India. What China wants is that India should stop building border infrastructure. Through its aggression, China is showing its reservations about India carrying out infrastructure development, building a strong military and even strengthening relations with the US."

Panda says, by leading the transgressions across the border, China is putting pressure on India.

Although the Chinese strategy of trying to browbeat India militarily has resulted in failure, the dragon will keep trying to harassing India. It will make more attempts to encroach and take over Indian territory as per its snitching habit-the salami slicing strategy. Also, these encroaching tactics will help during talks in a quid pro quo-in Beijing's perception, Indian troops should withdraw further into India while the Chinese troops remain in India or on the border.

Panda says that through these manoeuvres China wants India to compromise. "But India will not show flexibility because New Delhi knows that being flexible with the communist system will lead to bigger problems. Therefore, we can't compromise but have to stand up to the dragon. India has to accept that the Chinese problem will linger on, hence stay prepared."

For India it is important to keep talking to China even if there is no breakthrough. Right after the Galwan Valley incident, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi had spoken with External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar to discuss peaceful ways to resolve the border problem. Similarly, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh too held talks with his Chinese counterpart Gen. Wei Fenghe in Moscow immediately after the Aug-Sept border clashes.

Talks do not hold much meaning for China, as it is not in the habit of respecting these whether it is with India or it is with the smaller nations in the South China Sea. The communist system does not bother about international covenants or UN mandates either.

Therefore, with India, China wants that its southern neighbor should accept its sovereignty in Asia and recognize China as the ultimate power and bow to its wishes. As the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) follows grander geo-political objectives for the country, it expects India to remain a subordinate power.

Panda feels that China was only looking for a suitable time to move against India. "The CCP finds that the current climate is suitable for a number of reasons. China is under global pressure due to the corona pandemic, therefore does not want India to be critical over Covid. The CCP celebrates its 100 years next year so Xi has to show the country's might and prestige before the people. As Xi has been building a national consolidation strategy, this is the right time to have a showdown with India."

However, with the Indian military humiliating the Chinese troops a number of times on the border, the latter's strategy to show India poorly has floundered. Even during the sneak attack on Indian troops at Galwan Valley on June 15, the PLA was repulsed and forced to go back to their territory behind the Line of Actual Control (LAC). The India Army lost 20 men while the Chinese are believed to have lost over 40 soldiers. It has been difficult to verify their exact numbers as the PLA and the top Chinese brass have kept quiet about their casualties.

Once again when the Chinese decided to take usurp more Indian territory through army action at Pangong Lake between August 31-Sept 2, they were forced to go back by Indian soldiers. As an angry PLA is licking its wounds repeatedly on the Indian border, a humiliated China has rushed even more arms and troops at the border.

He adds that China has made a big mistake by not acknowledging India's capability. "The way we have retaliated against China, they have been taken by surprise. Now, that China is caught in a Catch-22 situation, it is studying India's response on the border carefully," adds Panda.

The lesson for India is that the China problem is not going to go away, so India has to be cautious. The way out is to keep engaging China diplomatically and militarily.

 

  

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  • John, Mangalore

    Tue, Sep 08 2020

    This evil communists chinese simultaneously trying to undermine US and India.
    They are using race, BLM and antifa with the help of their allies left wing democrats there in US, here incursions. Already with their evil virus economy has been brought low by mostly these communist chinese travelling extensively with the virus to spread it. Now trying to through these repeated incursions. Such evil are these godless ruthless communists chinese. Need to give them fitting reply to stop all their evil incursions or expansion plans

    Also it has been prophesied God will fix these communists both china and russia with powerful earthquakes at an appropriate time.

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  • swati, mang/dxb

    Tue, Sep 08 2020

    We can clearly see World War 3 coming up soon. we can see countries getting divided into 2 sides (US & China) including Islamic countries. Something big expected very soon. It all depends on Russia whom it will support in the end that side may win the war. There shall be food crisis in the world immediately after this.

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  • Deshbhakt, Mangalore

    Tue, Sep 08 2020

    People, don't think that military is the only thing that India and China are in race with. Because once Chinese products were banned after the recent face-off, imagine your life without Chinese products in the market - be it construction, medical, educational or even kitchen. We have seen immediate shortage of thermometers according to my nearest pharmacy owner. As such, syringes, glucose sachets, gloves and all such items too might be in shortage.

    It's good that India realized it's mistake and has withdrawn from depending on China but imagine how long it will take to actually manufacture these items and pour them out for sale. It's a gradual process that might last over a year and we have to learn having to live without them till a year or longer.

    The situation impending is dreadful.

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  • Shankar, Mangaluru

    Tue, Sep 08 2020

    You can buy Indian alternatives for every Chinese goods, but you will have to shell out a bit more.
    The syringes and medical disposables of Indian origin are already at par with Chinese ones in pricing and better in quality.
    The current situation will prompt more production in the Indian industrial sector and all those fallen GDP will rise soon.
    It is in fact a pleasant news to hear for me....may not be for fake Deshbhakths!!

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  • SJM, Mangalore

    Tue, Sep 08 2020

    L O L

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  • Veer, Nagpur

    Tue, Sep 08 2020

    China can not think of going on a war with any country let alone India because China has no international support except handful of countries who are again dependant on China than China can count on them. It will be a big hit on its already uncertain and unpopular economy with less prospects for future. Maximum China can play a psychological and intimidating war tactics and prolong it till the opponent wears out and this they will continue to do at regular intervals every now and then to create unsettlement and uneasiness to the opponent. But indian army has lot of patience and resolute to hold on to thier position and not to give in to Chinese monkey tricks.

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  • John, Mangalore

    Tue, Sep 08 2020

    Their plans seems to be using smaller countries so that they are safe, like north Korea, Iran against US and neighboring countries against us. See their evil virus and how they blamed it for rat, cat and bat... and how they are using race, religion once done then no race or religion only their godless ruthless atheistic rule under some dictator, like in russia, china, north korea and Venezuela.

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  • Hussain, uchil

    Tue, Sep 08 2020

    jai jawaan jai kisaan

    SARE JAHAN SE ACHHA HINDUSTAN HAMARA
    JAI HIND
    JAI THIRANGA

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  • sri_elder, Karkala

    Tue, Sep 08 2020

    China doesn't have rafale jets.. so definitely they will be defeated

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  • Deshbhakt, Mangalore

    Tue, Sep 08 2020

    Sri, China is a top Arms Exporter in the world, not an importer like India.

    Given that, you should consider it's own defense stock before brandishing your imported RAFALE.

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  • Kishore Kumar, Mangaluru

    Tue, Sep 08 2020

    ... but chinks are good in stolen technology and reverse engineering 🤓

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