Shanghaiist: WATCH: 'If you don't want war, get out of Chinese territory,' China colonel warns India
As the standoff between India and China continues in the disputed border region of Doklam, a heated exchange on a Chinese TV news show has gone viral, providing a nice encapsulation of the thinking on both sides of the dispute.
In a debate show on CGTN, the English-language arm of China Central Television (CCTV), a retired Indian Army major general, Ashok Mehta, squared off against Chinese Ministry of National Defense Senior Colonel Zhou Bo. Mehta started things out by accusing Chinese state media of inflaming tensions by writing the "most aggressive, most belligerent" stories and making threats about taking India to war.
About a minute in, Zhou becomes tired of listening to Mehta speak, interjecting: "The point is, you are on Chinese territory."
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WNU Editor: China is in a quandary on this one. They have border disputes with everyone of their neighbours, and backing down now would be a signal to everyone else that China can be pushed backed. They Chinese media's message has also made it difficult for China to settle this dispute. The media message has been the same since day one .... that China is morally and legally right in this dispute and that India is the aggressor. If they should back down now .... just a month away from the Chinese Communist Party Congress .... the Chinese government will be losing "a lot of face in" front of its own people. My prediction .... China is going to escalate this dispute big time .... and they will so do by building up their military forces in this region. After that .... we shall see.
More News On the India - China - Border Dispute With Bhutan
‘Leave Chinese land or face war’: China MoD official warns India amid border standoff -- RT
China Threatens India Over Border: "Leave Chinese Land Or Face War" -- Zero Hedge
Border row: China makes fleshed-out stand ‘in push to end’ Himalayan stand-off with India -- SCMP
China-India border spat casts shadow ahead of BRICS summit -- Reuters
China’s tough stance on India dispute raising concern across Southeast Asia, analysts say -- SCMP
China raps India over Doklam standoff, but dogs are on leash -- Asia Times
How Long Can China and India Avoid War in the Himalayas? -- Foreign Policy
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