[cpdiii]

In a conventional land war (non nuclear) India and China would inflect horrendous death on each others troops. This will not happen.

In a nuclear conflict China would destroy India and India would also take out much of China. This will not happen.

I am confused why China is engaged in these minor border conflicts with India. It makes no sense.

[libh8er]

It’s posturing. China wants to remain the undisputed military power in Asia in addition to being the economic superpower and India is the only country big enough to challenge them militarily and economically, to some degree.

[allendale]

The short answer is that there are territorial disputes between the two countries. India feels particularly aggrieved over the territory taken by China in the 1962 border war apparently that land may contain valuable mineral and water deposits. Yet your post begs the bigger perennial question. Why would two advanced cultures wish to sacrifice their young people fighting over such things? Why did Europe really engage in horrific, culturally destuctive wars from 1798 thru 1815 and then again from 1914 thru 1945? Is it nationalism, cultural clashes, economics or does it have something to do with the inherent hard wiring of humans? Whatever the reason its generally not a good idea for any nation’s long term well being to lose such a war.

[Don W]

To step back is to lose “face”. NOTHING is worse than losing face to certain elements of the Chinese ruling class, and it has been like this as long as China has existed.

They will NEVER back down, even if it means bloodshed. It’s the way the leadership is.

[alexander_busek]

In a conventional land war (non nuclear) India and China would inflect horrendous death on each others troops. This will not happen. In a nuclear conflict China would destroy India and India would also take out much of China. This will not happen. I am confused why China is engaged in these minor border conflicts with India. It makes no sense.

The "minor squabbles" along the border with India are intended to prevent large-scale conventional land war and the possible escalation to a nuclear conflict.

It's like the father during a long-haul car trip with the family: Are you saying that he should just continue staring at the road, saying nothing, while the kids in the back seat shout and fight? Even when that escalates to them actually giving each other bloody noses or poking each other in the eye?

No. A wise father intercedes early in the conflict, long before the kids starting throwing each other out the window, while it's still petty.

Regards,

[Veggie Todd]

In a conventional land war (non nuclear) India and China would inflect horrendous death on each others troops. This will not happen.
In a nuclear conflict China would destroy India and India would also take out much of China. This will not happen.
I am confused why China is engaged in these minor border conflicts with India. It makes no sense.

A strange game. The only winning move is not to play. How about a nice game of chess?

[kanawa]

Chinese are extremely racist and think it their Manifest Destiny to rule the Earth and its inferior races.