Posted on 07/14/2017 9:00:01 PM PDT by cold start
Brussels [Belgium], July 14 (ANI):
An aggresive China did not anticipate India stepping in a strong manner to defend Bhutan's territorial sovereignty during its unilateral move to build a motorable road from Dokala in Doklam area towards the Bhutan Army camp in Zornpelri, according to Ryszard Czarnecki, vice president of the European Parliament.
In an article written for EP Today, Czarnecki has exposed Beijing's lie of assuring the international community that its 'peaceful rise' would not in any way threaten the established order, but instead promote a peaceful international environment.
He clearly states that China has been following a foreign policy that squarely infringes on internationally accepted norms.
Referring specifically to the tri-junction politico-military impasse in Doklam involving China, India and Bhutan, Czarnecki said, "On June 16, China's unilateral move to build a motorable road from Dokala in Doklam area towards the Bhutan Army camp in Zornpelri is an illustration of this policy .. Bhutan's objection to construction activities by China in the disputed Doklam area, conveyed through diplomatic channels, was possibly expected by China. However, what China may not have foreseen was India stepping in to defend Bhutan's territorial sovereignty."
"(The) Chinese action in the Doklam plateau can be seen as a part of the country's recent tendency to unilaterally change the ground situation in areas that are disputed. The most well-reported example has been China's deliberate move to disrupt the status quo in the South China Sea.. by conveniently ignoring the maritime territorial claims of Malaysia, Vietnam, Brunei and the Philippines in the region .. expanding its strategic outreach in the area," says the European Parliament vice president.
China, he opines, may have only gambled, anticipated and calculated that Bhutan would not be able to retaliate through force, and believed that the construction of the road would be completed within weeks, giving it a clear strategic advantage.
However, all didn't go as planned. The movement of Indian troops, done in consultation with the Government of Bhutan and with the principal objective to maintain status quo, was probably not anticipated by China.
The Chinese Foreign Ministry and its state-owned media reacted predictably to the Indian action with strong rhetoric, including reminding India of its defeat in the Indo-China war in 1962.
"China's propaganda machinery has gone into an overdrive to implicate India for the border stand-off, conveniently glossing over the fact that China had taken the first step to change the status quo of the tri-junction area that it had committed to maintain under the Agreement on Maintenance of Peace and Tranquillity, signed with India in 1993. China is now insisting that it would not hold any dialogue on the matter till Indian troops withdrew from the area," Czarnecki says in his article.
He concludes by saying that "China needs to realize that its unprecedented economic and military growth must go hand in hand with respect for international rules. Without that, it will be hard to believe in assurances of 'win-win' and 'shared destiny' by the Chinese leadership." (ANI)
Maybe China should have had some of those 25,000 spies they have in the U.S. deployed to India and Bhutan instead.
I’m sure we’re hip deep in spies and meddlers from a lot of surprising places.
Oh, well. At least India is showing some sense regarding the security and integrity of its borders and those of its friendly neighbors.
a) it's very difficult to attack its main area do to its geographical location and population size;
b) but its geographical position, hemmed in by mountains, desert, Siberia and island nations who are opponents makes it very difficult for it to project power.
Right now, it seems to be making the same rookie mistake Germany made in its rise by antagonizing everyone around it: even the Russians sent to missile batteries to the Russian Far East.
I have read that there are many in Bhutan that are concerned with India’s intervention here, as they consider the action may affect Bhutan’s sovereignty in that small province.
We’ll see what transpires over the next few weeks and months.
Interesting times indeed.
I don't think it is possible for the Intelligence Agencies and Law Enforcemnt Agencies to keep track of the tens of thousands of people who are a danger to us.
Yeah, they’re too busy worrying about Donald Trump Jr colluding with the Russians.
The wisest move for a relatively open land like America is to keep a culture such that those who want to cooperate will fit in, while those who don’t will find it uncomfortable enough that they won’t want to make it home.
In the case of our present illegale situation, it’s the difference between having charming Chinatowns and having the whole place feeling it has to bow down to learn to speak Chinese rather than English.
The Chinese have no respect for international waters and international boundaries. They are thugs. Anyone thinking we should cooperate with them doing anything strategic is a traitor inviting them in.
Thisis a winning Bismarkian move by India to crush China’s Napoleonic ambitions.
We should fully support this Indian peace initiative of Bismarkian method lest we end up in a situation like WWI but in Asia.
Fools whoever supports Chinese beligerence and hypocritical insult od the International order in any way.
Like all complex situations, caricatures will ultimately fail.
If we fear God more, then we will be in more of a position to invoke the fear of God upon China. That by all means it should prosper, but not in base ways.
China ... you think you’re hot egg drop soup, doncha?”
They’ve met curry in a hurry. Nope. India won’t be a second Tibet. In India, they call that karma.
Then Chinese leaders are stupid
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