China's Official Media Warns Mongolia Over Seeking Indian Help

[Indx-techs]

China's Official Media Warns Mongolia Over Seeking Indian Help
Press Trust of India | Updated: Dec 09, 2016 13:42 IST

Mongolia's Ambassador to India Gonchig Ganbold has reportedly sought India's support over certain issues

Beijing: China's official media today warned Mongolia that it is "politically harebrained" to seek India's help as the move will further complicate bilateral ties, amid reports that Ulan Bator sought New Delhi's support to overcome financial difficulties arising out of many factors including the imposition of border tariffs against it by China.

Foreign Ministry spokesman Lu Kang yesterday declined to respond to a question on Mongolian envoy to New Delhi Gonchig Ganbold's reported comments on seeking India's support to counter Chinese measures, saying he has not heard of any such remarks.

However, state-run Global Times today criticised Mongolia for approaching India.

"Sandwiched between Russia and China, Mongolia vows to remain a neutral state to benefit from both sides without having to get involved in a major-power competition," it said in an article.

"However, it also hopes it could seek a third neighbour, which can enable the country to reap more profits by gaining more bargaining chips. But Mongolia should be alerted that it cannot afford the risks of such geopolitical games," it said.

"Mongolia seems naive about the way international relations work - you cannot harm a country's interests while hoping it can reciprocate nicely," it said, adding "Mongolia should know that mutual respect is the precondition to develop bilateral relationships and hitch a ride on China's economic development".

"It is even more politically harebrained to ask for support from India, a move that will only complicate the situation and leave a narrower space to sort the issue out. We hope the crisis-hit Mongolia will learn its lessons," it said.

Mongolia caught China by surprise by hosting the Dalai Lama last month for four days, saying that it was purely religious visit.

China protested with its Foreign Ministry spokesman saying the Tibetan spiritual leader is a "political exile who has long been engaging in splitting China activities in the name of religion with the aim of alienating Tibet from China".

The spokesman, however, didn't confirm or deny a number of countermeasures including hiking over-land transit charges cancelling key bilateral talks to punish Mongolia for its "erroneous action" in defiance of China's warning.

Buddhism, which is widely followed in Mongolia, derives much of its characteristics from Tibetan Buddhism.

While Mongolia says it is purely a religious visit by Dalai Lama and there was no political strings attached to it.

"Receiving him (The Dalai Lama) implies endorsement of his deeds, which is highly disapproved of in both government and public discourses in China," the article said.

"Whether China's countermeasures are real or not, Mongolia should reflect on its ill-considered handling of the case, lacking diplomatic sophistication and making trouble for in-depth cooperation between both sides," it added.

 

[Indx-techs]

India responds to Mongolia's SOS on Chinese sanctions

HIGHLIGHTS

• India has assured Mongolia that it is sympathetic to the problems being faced by it
• The country faces economic sanctions imposed on Ulan Bator by China in retaliation for inviting Dalai Lama
• Delhi has said it will help it utilise the $1 billion financial assistance offered in 2015 to tide over the crisis

NEW DELHI: Assuring Mongolia that India is sympathetic to the problems being faced by it, Delhi has said it will help the country utilise the $1 billion financial assistance offered in 2015 to tide over the economic sanctions imposed on Ulan Bator by China in retaliation for inviting Dalai Lama.

Answering questions, the MEA spokesperson said: "We are ready to work with Mongolian people in this time of their difficulty. During the visit of the PM to Mongolia in May 2015, he had conveyed to the Mongolian leadership that India will extend support in diverse fields. We had announced a credit line of US$ 1billion. We are closely working with the Mongolian government to implement the credit line in a manner that is deemed beneficial to the friendly people of Mongolia by its leadership".

However, India is careful to steer clear of the Mongolia-China spat, mentioning that Mongolia's crisis owes as much to its debt-servicing problems as to other factors. "We have a long spiritual relationship with India," Gonchig Ganbold, Mongolia's ambassador, told TOI.

"Its important India raises its voice against China's unilateral measures which are hurting our people, specially when severe winter is upon us." Silence, he said, could be construed as giving China a "pass" for its behaviour.

The envoy held talks with Pradeep Rawat, MEA joint secretary (east Asia). But it is not yet clear what kind of support India can give Mongolia, whose two biggest neighbours are China and Russia. Government sources said India was committed to support Mongolia, without clarifying whether that would entail a public statement sure to anger the Chinese. After the Dalai Lama visited Mongolia for the ninth time in November, which Ulan Bator allowed in the teeth of official Chinese opposition — Mongolia suddenly found all official interactions with Chinese officials cancelled.

Trucks crossing into China's autonomous province of Inner Mongolia are now charged 10 yuan each, and 0.1% of the worth of the cargo if it is beyond 10,000 yuan. China's actions hold unhappy portends for China's One-Belt-One-Road policy, if countries on its periphery can be arbitrarily subjected to sanctions. Mongolia has a long history of defying the Chinese system, despite them being so dependent on Beijing for transit. But China is more able to enforce its views on Mongolia now, as a superpower. Russia is unlikely to be of much help because Moscow does not at present feel the need to disagree with Beijing.

Usual harping by Global Times, I have already bookmaked a half dozen articles to read.

 

[TheNoob]

india isnt much of a help, probably just a fart.

 

[beijingwalker]

What can India help Mongolia with? they don't share borders and India produces nothing. Russia can help Mongolia if it wants, but India.. how?

Economy of Mongolia

External
Exports $5.272 billion (2015 est.)
Export goods
copper, apparel, livestock, animal products, cashmere, wool, hides, fluorspar, other nonferrous metals, coal, crude oil
Main export partners

China 88.9%

Canada 4.1% (2012 est.)
Imports $3.923 billion (2015 est.)
Import goods
machinery and equipment, fuel, cars, food products, industrial consumer goods, chemicals, building materials, cigarettes & tobacco, soap & detergent
Main import partners

China 37.6%

Russia 25.7%

United States 9.4%

South Korea 6.1%

Japan 4.9% (2012

Where is India?
http://globaledge.msu.edu/countries/mongolia/tradestats

 

[TimePass]

India responds to Mongolia's SOS on Chinese sanctions

HIGHLIGHTS

• India has assured Mongolia that it is sympathetic to the problems being faced by it
• The country faces economic sanctions imposed on Ulan Bator by China in retaliation for inviting Dalai Lama
• Delhi has said it will help it utilise the $1 billion financial assistance offered in 2015 to tide over the crisis

Usual harping by Global Times, I have already bookmaked a half dozen articles to read.

Another "warning" by the Soup a powwa ....... next comes " strict warning" and then "very strict warning".

 

[beijingwalker]

Another "warning" by the Soup a powwa ....... next comes " strict warning" and then "very strict warning".

When 90% of your export just goes to one country, you will care about whatever that country says.

 

[TimePass]

When 90% of your export just goes to one country, you will care about whatever that country says.

And yet they sought India's help and mediation

Clearly not all is well in paradise.

 

[egodoc222]

What can India help Mongolia with? they don't share borders and India produces nothing. Russia can help Mongolia if it wants, but India.. how?

Economy of Mongolia

External
Exports $5.272 billion (2015 est.)
Export goods
copper, apparel, livestock, animal products, cashmere, wool, hides, fluorspar, other nonferrous metals, coal, crude oil
Main export partners

China 88.9%

Canada 4.1% (2012 est.)
Imports $3.923 billion (2015 est.)
Import goods
machinery and equipment, fuel, cars, food products, industrial consumer goods, chemicals, building materials, cigarettes & tobacco, soap & detergent
Main import partners

China 37.6%

Russia 25.7%

United States 9.4%

South Korea 6.1%

Japan 4.9% (2012

Where is India?
http://globaledge.msu.edu/countries/mongolia/tradestats

Care to read the article first before you vomit words....
China imposed economic sanctions on mongolia.....Mongolian ambassador asked for India help....the one billion USD India promised during PM MODI's visit!!! and the Indian government obliged!!!
Get it?!

 

[Stag112]

Roger warning number 76338966244201.

Here have two ducks as currently out of the other rhyming item.

 

[TimePass]

India needs to facilitate relationship between Mongolia and North Korea. NK has the nukes and Mongolia can provide agricultural and industrial products as well as get access to ports via Russia.

 

[beijingwalker]

And yet they sought India's help and mediation

Clearly not all is well in paradise.

A gesture reached out to any countries and only fools take seriously about , What can Indians do ? Lip service?

 

[TimePass]

A gesture reached out to any countries and only fools take seriously about , What can Indians do ? Lip service?

If Dalai lama can do nothing then why not let him visit Tibet ?

 

[beijingwalker]

We will see what Indians can do. Does India do trade with Mongolia at all? Can not find any information on that, who can provide?

 

[grey boy 2]

Another "warning" by the Soup a powwa ....... next comes " strict warning" and then "very strict warning".

Look who's talking, have some basic self respect, please check yourself out before making a fool of yourself
India self-proclaimed "SUPERPOWER" track record could be dated back in 2012 by your ex president has been making India the international laughing stock after bogus claims one after another, for god sake, you even made a dedicated web-site for Indians to join LOL
http://articles.economictimes.india...s/28389376_1_space-programme-kalam-superpower
Does this ring a bell bro?
a host of unsubstantiated and inflated figures about Indian professionals in US, the government also made a laughing stock of itself.
The figures provided by the Minister of State for Human Resource Development Purandeshwari included claims that 38 per cent of doctors in US are Indians, as are 36 per cent of NASA scientists and 34 per cent of Microsoft employees.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/...ls-victim-to-net-hoax/articleshow/2856295.cms
And Indians warnings nothing but "HOT AIR"
http://indianexpress.com/article/in...ef-warns-china-making-moves-to-contain-india/
http://sajeevpearlj.blogspot.com/2015/04/with-mighty-navy-india-warns-china-over.html

 

[egodoc222]

A gesture reached out to any countries and only fools take seriously about , What can Indians do ? Lip service?

Better than vomiting words and wasting bandwidth with you're "elite" posts!