Posted on 07/30/2017 11:31:26 AM PDT by libh8er
Chinese social media users were angered by an Indian magazine cover showing a map of China without Tibet or Taiwan, heightening the tension between the regional powers amid a protracted border dispute.
By registering you agree to our T&Cs & Privacy Policy The revised map of China on the cover of the July 31 issue of India Today sparked patriotic backlash from China’s online users, many of whom used strong language to denounce both the magazine and India as a whole.
But China’s foreign ministry dismissed the controversy. In response to a reporter’s question about the contentious cover, spokesman Lu Kang responded: “You’re taking this ‘little trick’ seriously? Next question.”
Controversy over the magazine cover comes amid an escalating row between China and India over the disputed Doklam border area in the Himalayas.
Tensions between the two Asian rivals have been described as “the worst in 30 years”. India’s national security adviser arrived in Beijing on Wednesday for a meeting during which representatives from both countries are expected to address the military standoff along the border.
While India Today did not address the political sensitivities of its cover, it said in a press release on its website that its cover photos and illustrations have “consistently pushed the boundaries of creativity and never disappointed its readers”.
To illustrate its cover story, “China’s New Chick”, about growing Chinese investments in Pakistan and the resulting concern for India, the magazine used a map of China shaped as a large chicken and Pakistan as a smaller chick.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, left, talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping at a signing ceremony by foreign ministers during the BRICS summit in Goa, India, in October.
Each map had the respective country’s flag on it. But Chinese netizens griped over the exclusion of Taiwan and Tibet from China’s map. The Chinese government claims sovereignty over both places, considering Taiwan a renegade province and Tibet an autonomous region, but there are long-standing political tensions over the government’s control of these areas.
“No one wants to read your bad magazine,” one Shanghai-based user wrote.
“Tibet is a part of China. India can’t just change this with one small action,” another commenter said.
“India will never be a strong country because people in its country do such immature things,” a Guangzhou-based commenter wrote.
But China’s foreign ministry dismissed the controversy. In response to a reporter’s question about the contentious cover, spokesman Lu Kang responded: “You’re taking this ‘little trick’ seriously? Next question.”
Controversy over the magazine cover comes amid an escalating row between China and India over the disputed Doklam border area in the Himalayas.
Tensions between the two Asian rivals have been described as “the worst in 30 years”. India’s national security adviser arrived in Beijing on Wednesday for a meeting during which representatives from both countries are expected to address the military standoff along the border.
While India Today did not address the political sensitivities of its cover, it said in a press release on its website that its cover photos and illustrations have “consistently pushed the boundaries of creativity and never disappointed its readers”.
Angry response from Chicom govt: India Today draws a pipe dream for New Delhi
China’s Achilles Heal is it’s inability to think for itself.
China is the most unintellectual dynasty on earth.
China’s history is rife with slaves.
Slaves! That’s China’s legacy.
China doesn’t enslave others, they enslave their own.
China is weak, will always be weak for that reason.
Chinese soldiers fight for empire - not for liberty.
As such, they will always fail.
God loving people will always stomp on their nuts.
Stomp. Stomp. Stomp.
Low level Chinese workers are as close to modern day slaves as it comes.
Is it coincidence that Awan The Congressional IT spy is from this new chick?
That should put their social media in a tizzy.
Haven’t seen it but it’s been reported. Mexican government has issued school books that have maps which claim California, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, and parts of other western states. And there’s not a peep of protest.
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