Monday, January 8, 2018

China is at it yet again.

China has made it clear that it is opposed to US branding Pakistan with abetting terrorism and providing safe havens for internationally wanted terrorists. The Trump administration has suspended a $2 billion in security assistance to Pakistan for its failure to take decisive action against terror groups like the Taliban and the Haqqani Network. It went further to say that China could play a helpful role in convincing Pakistan that it was in its national interest to crack down on terror safe havens.

And China's response has been on expected lines, that, "It always opposed linking terrorism with any certain country and it doesn't agree to place the responsibility of anti terrorism on a certain country. Countries should strengthen anti terrorism cooperation on the basis of mutual respect instead of finger pointing". 

Note the two timing by China on the issue. While it talks about cooperation on the basis of mutual respect, it has been continuously blocking Indian efforts to brand Hafiz Sayeed as a terrorist in the Security Council of the United Nations! China, along with Pakistan, have always been working together against India so that this country is on a continuous fire fighting mode that will ensure slowing down of its growth because it has a direct impact on development!!

Its recent incursions into Arunachal Pradesh was another episode of its anti-India shenanigans. It was attempting to build a road deep inside Indian territory which was thwarted. It continues to insist on permanent positioning of troops at the Dokhlam area. The nefarious designs of that country are very evident in its actions against India. Why does it do so while insisting upon a robust relationship between Xi Jinping and Narendra Modi?

It doesn't seem to have learnt lessons from the irritants handed over to it by the Pakistan based terrorist groups on its ongoing work on the China Pakistan Economic Corridor.

It's clear that China is scared about the scenario in which India overtakes it in growth and goes on to become a formidable nation in terms of economic might which is inevitable as time progresses. It's also irked by India's stand against dumping of cheap Chinese goods into its markets. Perhaps, the series of irritating incidents along the LAC could be because of its mindset. It's gonna be long drawn but we shall overcome!


Tailpiece.

Another one of those quiet days.


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