(Original title: Hu Xijin: Indian media said Chinese and Indian troops “exchanged fire” in southern Tibet, but are arguing to calm the incident)
Indian media quoted “sources” as saying today that Chinese and Indian troops had a “conflict” in “Arunachal Pradesh” (South Tibet, China) on December 9, and there was a “firefight” . Several Indian soldiers and Chinese soldiers have been injured in the conflict but no one has been killed. Some Russian media reported that at least six Indian soldiers were injured.
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At present, Chinese and Indian officials have not publicly confirmed the above news, and Reuters said India’s foreign affairs ministry did not immediately respond to the agency’s inquiries. According to the “sources” cited by the Indian media, the conflict took place on the 9th, and three days have passed since today. During this period, Chinese and Indian officials have not publicly confirmed the aforementioned reports and have taken sides. he thinks that if Indian media reports are generally true, it shows that China Both the Indian government and the two military hope to control the impact of the incident and prevent it from fermenting. The two sides may discuss how to deal with the matter.
According to the latest Indian media reports, after the incident, Chinese and Indian military commanders in the region held a meeting to discuss the issue on the theme of “restoring peace and tranquility”.
In the past, when there was friction on the border between China and India, most of them were first mentioned by the Indian side. For example, the Doklam crisis and the Galwan Valley conflict were quickly released by the Indian side to the media. However, the previous crises have not brought any benefits to the Indian side, which fully understands China’s firm stance on the border issue and is concerned that it has indeed become a strategic tool for the United States to contain China. the border issue cools down. China and India reached an important agreement in July this year on the disengagement of the two militaries in the western border friction area.
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Although the Chinese and Indian border guards have had friction many times in recent years, they have always kept the line not to shoot each other. The conflict in the Galwan Valley resulted in the deaths of soldiers on both sides – the Indian Army killed up to 20, but both sides’ armies were also fighting with guns. If this time both armies of the two countries open fire and the two sides officially confirm the “exchange of fire between the two armies”, it will be a serious characterization. At present, only the Indian media have mentioned “sources”, and the attitude of the Indian side is still relatively vague. Let’s see how officials from China and India will formally state their next positions.
Previously reported:
Global: Some people in India feel lost and accuse Modi of “giving territory” to China
Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Indian Foreign Minister Jaishankar were in the same frame at the BRICS foreign ministers’ meeting on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Thursday, but there is no it was a face to face discussion. China and India have not held bilateral meetings on several recent multilateral occasions. Although the relationship between the two countries has not returned to normal and has really come out of the “difficult phase”, some positive trends have emerged. An important development is that after several rounds of negotiations, the Chinese and Indian armies started disengaging in the Ganandaban area on the 8th of this month, taking another step towards the overall direction of border stability.
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Jaishankar said in another event on the 21st that it is very important to restore normal relations with China which is the current hub of Indian foreign policy. He also said that it is in the common interest of China and India to find a way of inclusive coexistence that is compatible with each other, because the whole idea of Asia’s rise depends on the agreement between the continent’s major economies. This is broadly consistent with China’s position, allowing the two countries to further improve relations. In June this year, when Wang Yi met with the new Indian ambassador to China, Luo Guodong, he stressed that the common interests between China and India far outweigh the differences: to trust rather than suspect each other .
However, just as China-India relations have achieved some easing results, rumors of toughness towards China in India are on the rise again. Some extremist nationalists in India believe that “India has suffered a loss” on the issue border disengagement, and some have even blamed the Modi government for “giving away 1,000 square kilometers of territory” to China, have vigorously exaggerated China’s so-called “global threat” to India, and have pressured the government to oppose the reconciliation with China. As to whether they will suffer from continued confrontation with China, or whether they will suffer from peaceful coexistence and strengthen cooperation with China, they will not say.
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It must be recognized that this is an inevitable and complex reality that China-India relations have to face. On the one hand, there are always two sides of China in India. There are always evil forces who don’t want to see China and India get closer. We can’t use a broom to clean them up like garbage. China-India relations must achieve healthy and stable development, overcoming and overcoming these internal and external turmoil. China’s stance is clear and firm, but in the past New Delhi has indulged and exploited domestic nationalist sentiment, paying a heavy price. Facts have proved that this is New Delhi’s strategic negative asset, and it can only go far if it travels lightly.
Now, there are still some people in India who have unrealistic fantasies about the border issue and will revert to the “status quo in April 2020” at every turn. In this regard, China made it clear that the so-called “status quo in April 2020” was caused by India’s illegal crossing of the Sino-Indian border, and China cannot accept this. The Chinese side has also made it clear on many occasions that the rights and errors of the Sino-Indian border conflict are very clear, and the responsibility does not lie with China. However, as some Indian media have distorted the facts and incited domestic nationalist sentiment, this has interfered with China-India relations to some extent, causing political efforts to “break the ice” in relations with China often depend from the “face” of public opinion. opinion and may even take risks.
In addition, there are some people in India who are bewitched by the United States and other foreign forces and want to keep Sino-Indian relations tense through the border issue, so as to play a role in containing China. At present, China and India are gradually cooling down the border situation through negotiations and negotiations, which makes these people feel “anxious”. They hope to create public pressure to limit the relevant actions of the Indian government and influence the further resolution of the border issue. Under such circumstances, the Government of India should have firm confidence not be disturbed by noise and recognize that maintaining peace and tranquility on the border is India’s real interest.
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Sino-Indian relations collapsed after the Galwan Valley conflict in 2020. Since then, the two sides have kept diplomatic and military channels open, the border situation is generally stable, and the overall relationship between the two countries has shown momentum. of recovery. It is worth mentioning that this happened at a time when the United States is stepping up its provocations against China and India, which shows that the two major countries are not easy to fool. We also have faith in New Delhi’s political wisdom and strategic sobriety, and believe that China and India will find a way of harmonious coexistence that is harmonious but different.
Source of this article: Yingxiang.com Responsible editor: Qin Xiling_NB17208
