China's problems with the world!

Apologies for covering China, yet again, but this needs to be put across to you to understand the psyche of that nation. All can't be wrong, so China seems to be wrong in all cases - to aspire to be a super power the rest cannot be crushed under your boots. Let's go through its problems with the world. Its disputes between 21 countries are highlighted below.

1. Russia

Despite signing bilateral agreements in 1991 and 1994 to delimit the eastern and western sections of the Russia-China border, a few sectors remain unresolved. There are 160,000 sq km still unilaterally claimed.

2. Kazakhstan

China has laid claim to a territory in Kazakhstan stretching from Semirechie to Lake Balkhash covering 34,000 sq km. China has settled for 22% of its claim over Kazakh territory.

3. Kyrgyzstan

China lays claim to the whole of Kyrgyz territory. China has settled for 32% of its claim. Under the 1999 agreement, Kyrgyzstan handed over 1,250 sq km to China.

4. Tajikistan

The two sides have a bilateral dispute dating back to 1884. The Chinese claims are based on historical precedent (Qing Dynasty 1644 - 1912). In 1991, Tajikistan inherited from the Soviet Union 3 disputed border segments which China and the Soviet Union couldn't resolve. In 1999, Tajikistan and China signed a border demarcation agreement defining the border in two of the three segments. China has, in all, settled for 3.5% of the claimed territory.

5. India

China occupies 38,000 sq km Indian territory in the Aksai Chin region apart from staking claim on Ladakh, Arunachal Pradesh. It was this expansionist policy that led to the LAC standoff.

6. Nepal

Nepal and China have issues over 3 boundary pillars in Dolakha and two in the vicinity of Mt Everest. There were reports of China illegally occupying strategic land at 12 places across Nepal.

7. Thailand

Thailand opposes China's dredging on River Mekong since 2001 to carry goods from its landlocked Yunnan.

8. Laos

China claims large areas of Laos on historical precedent of China's Yuan Dynasty during 1271 - 1368.

9. Singapore

Singapore is not a claimant state in the South China Sea disputes but allows the presence of US naval forces in its waters.

10. Cambodia

China has often claimed part of the country on historical precedent (China's Ming Dynasty)

11. Mongolia

China and Mongolia have settled their boundary dispute but China has claimed all of Mongolia on historical precedent (Yuan Dynasty).

12. North Korea

The two have a dispute over Mount Paektu and Yalu and Tuman rivers. China has also claimed Baekhu Mountain and Jiandao.

13. South Korea

The two countries have an overlapping Air Defence Identification Zone and an Exclusive Economic Zone dispute over Leodo.

14. Taiwan

China claims all of Taiwan but particularly Macclesfield bank, Paracel and Spratly Islands.

15. Brunei

China claims the southern part of the Spratly Islands chain. Brunei claims part of South China Sea.

16. Malaysia

Their dispute revolves around parts of the South China Sea.

17. Indonesia

China's nine-dash line overlaps the Natuna Sea/Exclusive Economic Zoneof Indonesia leading to disputes.

18. Japan

Its dispute with China centers around South China Sea, Ryukyu Islands and overlapping Air Defence Identification Zone in the East China Sea.

19. Bhutan

Bhutanese enclaves in Tibet. It has lost a substantial chunk of area under dispute.

20. Philippines

China and Philippines disagree over parts of the South China Sea. 

21. Vietnam

Both have territorial disputes in the South China Sea. The two countries share a 1,281 km border though not much of problems are known to exist there.

Tailpiece.

Got up half an hour late, the chores and was ready by a 10' to 10. The first set of the window curtains were cleaned in the washing machine and got ready by the end of the day, the second set is soaked in soap water and will go through the same process tomorrow.