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Beijing: Suspicion and hostility towards China "runs rampant" in India, the state media has said, citing the predicament faced by Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh for his recent pro-China comments.

Commenting on the outcome of a survey released on May 15, the China Daily said though it may not be comprehensive the study should sound alarms that "China and India need to do more to deepen mutual understanding, especially at the people-to-people level."

The commentary titled 'Bridging China-India Gap' said, 45 per cent of Chinese view India favourably, while 43 per cent of Indians viewed China as a partner.

"More disturbingly, most Chinese still perceive India, along with the US and Japan, as posing the most threat to China," it said.

"Findings about whether Indians perceive China as a threat are unavailable. But there is ample evidence that a considerable number of Indians do consider China a threat.

Suspicion and even hostility toward China also run rampant in Indian society," it said.

"The plight of Ramesh offers an immediate example of this judgement. No sooner had he made some remarks in favour of China during his visit to Beijing earlier this month than the Indian official came under immediate attacks from his own countrymen," it said.

The survey was conducted by Beijing-based Horizon Research Consultancy.

Also the restrictions being imposed on import of Chinese telecom equipment, the subject of Ramesh criticism also reflects the distrust.

"The common practice of India applying stricter terms on imports from China than from Western countries also bears witness to the country's distrust of its neighbour to the north.

Many Chinese experts believe trade protectionism is behind India's suspension of importing telecom equipment from China," it said.

Apparently, there is a huge gap between how our two countries are perceived by each other and how our two countries wish to be treated; it said adding that due to issues left over from history, the bond between our two peoples is not as close as it was in the Mao-Nehru era.

"The West-dominated media machine has also amplified disputes and fuels rancour between us. All that has sowed the seeds of misunderstanding and estrangement," it said.

Beijing and New Delhi vowed to push bilateral ties to a new high while marking the 60th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two nations last month.

More people-to-people level exchanges should be conducted to expand mutual understanding, update our knowledge about each other and improve our perceptions, it said.

"The two countries also should tackle their differences in a more constructive and forward-thinking way.

It is in our two peoples' interests to forge a friendly relationship featuring robust trade ties and deeper political trust.

Only when the two Asian giants feel a genuine closeness between them will the world treat our two nations with more awe and respect," it said.

Majority of Indians regard China as a friend and partner in sharp contrast to feeling among Chinese who consider Pakistan a better partner and place India next only to the US and Japan in the list of nations that threatened their country the most, according to the survey. :toast_sign:

The survey was conducted by Beijing-based Horizon Research Consultancy was released the 2nd India-China Forum meeting here on May 15. Hostility runs high against China in India: state media
 
Yes.guyz.continue. .keep degrading debate standards of pdf. .happy trolling.
 
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Wondering, why you getting so frustration on your face here in Pakistan Forum. GET LOST from here GET-OUT if things are not going into your favor.
 
beat the msg not the messanger:cheers:

I think Indians like Paks more than Chineese...and moreover INDIAN muslims have a little soft CORNER for Pakistanis than China and they've seen lot in Uighur riots the suffering of muslims thr
 
It's a shame that some Indians have a negative perspective on China. India and China would benefit much more if these two neighbouring countries could trade more and co-operate.

E.g the ban on Chinese telecom equipment. From Financial Times:

"
India Inc bats for Chinese telcos
Surajeet Das Gupta & Mansi Taneja / New Delhi May 14, 2010, 0:45 IST
As ZTE top officials try to allay government’s security concerns.

Indian telecom operators today came out in open support of Chinese equipment makers, saying the government cannot deprive Indian consumers of the cutting-edge technology which these companies offer by denying security clearance to them.

Top Chinese telecom gear makers, Huawei Technologies Co and ZTE Corp, have been blocked from selling equipment in India, although the government denies it has imposed any such ban.
Chinese firms won the backing of Indian companies on a day when the brass of ZTE called on Union Home Secretary G K Pillai in Delhi in an effort to allay the government’s security fears. Chinese equipment makers, including ZTE and Huawei, have been denied security clearance to sell their networks to Indian companies. Top executives from Huawei have also sought time from Home minister P Chidambaram and principal secretary to the prime minister, T K A Nair to discuss the same issue.

“The Chinese are the leaders and have undertaken major R&D (research and development) and they control 50 per cent of the global market,” said Anil Sardana, managing director of Tata Teleservices, which has bought substantial Chinese equipment. “By subverting the technological innovations and particularly dollar-to-delivery efficiency, which are by far the best from these Chinese companies, you are not allowing consumers access to new technology.”

Sardana said for CDMA players, such as Tata Teleservices, choice is already limited, as there are only three suppliers of core network equipment — Huawei, ZTE and Alcatel. All other suppliers have stopped R&D in core CDMA technology. European and American suppliers do not meet criteria of new generation networks and most have stopped CDMA equipment production.

“In fact, earlier we had 100 per cent non-Chinese network equipment. In the last 30 months we had to swap them with Chinese equipment, as those equipment makers stopped R&D and production. How can we be denied the right to expand our network?” asked Sardana.

Tatas, he said, have been denied permission to import even computers and servers from China because of the security concerns. The views were echoed by the Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI), the industry lobby for GSM players.

“Operators who have given orders in December are all stuck and this will obviously impact roll out of networks if permission (to import from China) is not given,” said Director General Rajan S Mathews. He said COAI has made a presentation to the Department of Telecom (DoT) on this issue.

COAI has also opposed a DoT directive that asked equipment suppliers to transfer technology to the Indian operator within two years of import. This would have serious implications for Chinese companies who are exporting equipment to India. In a letter to DoT, COAI has pleaded that this clause be dropped as operators fear such a move would severely restrict their choice of equipment makers.

The problem, COAI said, arises from the fact that DoT wants telecom operators to give an undertaking that their equipment is clear of all spyware. But, they have made it clear to the government that they do not have such testing facilities. In case an operator gives an undertaking and DoT discovers a problem later, the operator could face a Rs 50-crore fine. DoT has said it will start testing in Bangalore-based Indian Institute of Science. “But, there is no time frame and orders have been stuck,” Mathews said.

Other operators said this would only bring up their cost of roll out, which has already gone haywire due to the high priced 3G bidding. A director of a leading GSM telecom company, who preferred not to come on record, said: “Whether you have bought Chinese equipment or not is not the issue. The Chinese are price warriors in 3G equipment and if they are not there, the Europeans will only raise prices, which will increase network roll out costs, and eventually, consumers would have to pay more. That is the main fear”.

Earlier, emerging out of his meeting with Home Secretary, ZTE managing director D K Ghosh said: “We have put forward our views.”

But, insiders said the government did not give any assurances to the Chinese company. It only said it was studying the matter internally and will have a discussion later. The Chinese equipment makers sold over $3 billion worth of telecom equipment in India last year. This constitutes 15 per cent of their total sales."

Indian consumers lose, Chinese companies lose, European companies win by overpricing :/ A so-called "deadweight loss" in economic terms which always occurs when the market is not free and competitive :/
 
中国万岁-ProsperThroughCo-op;876506 said:
It's a shame that some Indians have a negative perspective on China. India and China would benefit much more if these two neighbouring countries could trade more and co-operate.

E.g the ban on Chinese telecom equipment. From Financial Times:

"

Indian consumers lose, Chinese companies lose, European companies win by overpricing :/ A so-called "deadweight loss" in economic terms which always occurs when the market is not free and competitive :/

Let them do their poor duty.
We all know how far Indians are in all kind of field than China.

:china::cheers::pakistan:
 
中国万岁-ProsperThroughCo-op;876506 said:
It's a shame that some Indians have a negative perspective on China. India and China would benefit much more if these two neighbouring countries could trade more and co-operate.

E.g the ban on Chinese telecom equipment. From Financial Times:

"

Indian consumers lose, Chinese companies lose, European companies win by overpricing :/ A so-called "deadweight loss" in economic terms which always occurs when the market is not free and competitive :/

Please read the survey carefully and the reality is the other way round, its the chinese who have a hostile attitude towards indians.

Majority of Indians regard China as a friend and partner in sharp contrast to feeling among Chinese who consider Pakistan a better partner and place India next only to the US and Japan in the list of nations that threatened their country the most, according to the survey.

As to trade protectionism and issues of national security - they face all countries and dialogue is the solution.
 
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