Posted on 08/18/2017 12:27:26 AM PDT by TigerLikesRooster
Doklam India-China standoff: Japan throws weight behind India and Bhutan, says no side should try to change status quo by force
Doklam standoff: On China’s claim about India’s role in the dispute, Japan has also conveyed that India is “involved” in this incident “based on bilateral agreements” with Bhutan.
Written by Shubhajit Roy | New Delhi | Updated: August 18, 2017 10:35 am
Two months into the Doklam border standoff between Indian and Chinese soldiers, Japan has conveyed its unequivocal support to India and Bhutan through diplomatic channels — a first by a major country, which is China’s neighbour, top sources have told The Indian Express.
This comes a month ahead of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s visit to India from September 13 to 15. The Indian Express has learnt that Japanese Ambassador to India Kenji Hiramatsu and his team of diplomats have conveyed Tokyo’s position to New Delhi and Thimphu in the last couple of weeks.
Hiramatsu, who is also concurrently accredited as Ambassador to Bhutan, met Bhutanese Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay in early August and conveyed Japan’s support to him and the top functionaries of the government.
Japanese diplomats, who have been in touch with Indian officials since late June, have been briefed by Indian and Bhutanese government functionaries on the situation in Doklam, and its complexities. They, South Block sources said, have met Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar and top officials in the Indian establishment. Sources said that they are one of the few diplomatic missions who have been briefed by Delhi on the border standoff.
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Maybe some of China's neighbors are waking up. Lets see who is next to step up.
Hopefully Vietnam is next to stand up.
A B-52 strike right on the China side of the border in Doklam should cause the collapse of several mountain passes in the Himalayas,cutting the Red Army off from invading Bhutan, one of the few Buddhist Kingdoms which remain.
Just do it. The Red Army Chinks will get the message. Back off.
Who in the media is covering this? Even limited war between China & India would be a catastrophe. Yet all we care about are statues and who apologizes more.
Well the Vietnamese are supposedly getting the BrahMos anti-ship cruise missiles from India. The Chinese are not happy.
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