India Can Only 'Bark', Their Products Can't Compete: Chinese State Media

[Tom M]

"Let the Indian authorities bark about the growing trade deficit with China. The fact of the matter is they cannot do anything about it."

India can very well decrease or even stop all imports from China even if we have to pay much higher price for the same goods (and of-course at better quality) for other countries.

Is it like China produces something exclusive that no one in the world ever produced ??

The question is can China afford to completely loose a big Market like India ?? It's a big NO

As long as the trade deficit exists in China's favor, they can't afford to loose India as a trading partner, the sooner they recognize it the better. That said the recent social media and other "Boycott Chinese Goods" campaign didn't affect there last weeks festival sales. But if the government takes a hard decision, then surely there will be some implications given the fact that China is India's biggest Import partner.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_the_largest_trading_partners_of_India

 

[AndrewJin]

My bad, Yes Global Times

http://www.globaltimes.cn/index.html

 

[nair]

Ok, I'll just enjoy from the viewers gallery..

But what do you expect if someone posts this joke:

I said not to post off topic.....

 

[Gibbs]

http://www.globaltimes.cn/index.html

These are the Editorials from last month, there is no mention of India except for one article on the BRICS summit

http://www.globaltimes.cn/opinion/editorial/

Can we call this one yet another pathetic attempt at bluff by Indian media ??

 

[endyashainin]

India can very well decrease or even stop all imports from China even if we have to pay much higher price for the same goods (and of-course at better quality) for other countries.

Is it like China produces something exclusive that no one in the world ever produced ??

The question is can China afford to completely loose a big Market like India ?? It's a big NO

As long as the trade deficit exists in China's favor, they can't afford to loose India as a trading partner, the sooner they recognize it the better. That said the recent social media and other "Boycott Chinese Goods" campaign didn't affect there last weeks festival sales. But if the government takes a hard decision, then surely there will be some implications given the fact that China is India's biggest Import partner.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_the_largest_trading_partners_of_India

No, the answer is an emphatic YES. Your list proves that India can't afford to boycott Chinese goods. While China is India's largest trading partner, India is not even in the top 10 of China's trading partners. A complete boycott by India won't be felt all that much by China.

Please, India, boycott all Chinese products. Go ahead, stop talking, start taking action.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_the_largest_trading_partners_of_China


Rank Trading Partner Total trade

1 United States $521b
2 Japan $312.55b
3 South Korea $274.24b
4 Taiwan $197.28b
5 Germany $161.56b
6 Australia $136.37b
7 Malaysia $106.07b
8 Brazil $90.27b
9 Russia $89.21b

 

[Tom M]

No, the answer is an emphatic YES. Your list proves that India can't afford to boycott Chinese goods. While China is India's largest trading partner, India is not even in the top 10 of China's trading partners. A complete boycott by India won't be felt all that much by China.

Please, India, boycott all Chinese products. Go ahead, stop talking, start taking action.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_the_largest_trading_partners_of_China


Rank Trading Partner Total trade

1 United States $521b
2 Japan $312.55b
3 South Korea $274.24b
4 Taiwan $197.28b
5 Germany $161.56b
6 Australia $136.37b
7 Malaysia $106.07b
8 Brazil $90.27b
9 Russia $89.21b

Dude, why do you generalize it as trade instead of Imports ??

India may not be the top importer of the Chinese goods. But as long as a wide trade deficit exists it's the importer who is gonna make big loss. How it is gonna hurt (if at all) is a matter of another discussion.

But if situation demands, the trade boycott can very well happen. It's not like both India and China can't survive without each other.

 

[AndrewJin]

No, the answer is an emphatic YES. Your list proves that India can't afford to boycott Chinese goods. While China is India's largest trading partner, India is not even in the top 10 of China's trading partners. A complete boycott by India won't be felt all that much by China.

Please, India, boycott all Chinese products. Go ahead, stop talking, start taking action.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_the_largest_trading_partners_of_China


Rank Trading Partner Total trade

1 United States $521b
2 Japan $312.55b
3 South Korea $274.24b
4 Taiwan $197.28b
5 Germany $161.56b
6 Australia $136.37b
7 Malaysia $106.07b
8 Brazil $90.27b
9 Russia $89.21b

wow, I didn't know that.
Indian media talks like they are ultra important.

These are the Editorials from last month, there is no mention of India except for one article on the BRICS summit

http://www.globaltimes.cn/opinion/editorial/

Can we call this one yet another pathetic attempt at bluff by Indian media ??

No surprise.

 

[grey boy 2]

Dude, why do you generalize it as trade instead of Imports ??

India may not be the top importer of the Chinese goods. But as long as a wide trade deficit exists it's the importer who is gonna make big loss. How it is gonna hurt (if at all) is a matter of another discussion.

But if situation demands, the trade boycott can very well happen. It's not like both India and China can't survive without each other.

A honest comment from a honest Indian

Not unexpected.
Well,,,most Indians r (hyper)nationalists only on internet/social media.
Give thm 2 rupees rebate n thr nationalism goes to gutter.
https://defence.pk/threads/boycott-...-festive-season-sale-hits-record-high.455905/

 

[艹艹艹]

Boycott Chinese goods ？？？？

 

[Tom M]

I cannot find the original article either in Chinese or English mentioned in this Indian website
But i find another

India boycott hasn’t hurt China goods

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Diwali, one of the most important Hindu festivals and one of the biggest shopping seasons in India, is coming at the end of October, but encouragement to boycott Chinese goods has been spreading in the last few days on Indian social media, and even a few Indian politicians are exaggerating facts.

Chinese products are often the victim when regional situations get tense, and this phenomenon has been existing for quite a few years.

There have been at least two prominent Indian boycotts of Chinese goods in the past few months.

The first happened in April. It was caused by dissatisfaction over China's stand on the issue of Maulana Masood Azhar, leader of the militant group Jaish-e-Mohammed active in Kashmir, who is accused of committing terrorist acts in India. The second was in July and because of China's lack of support for India's bid to join the Nuclear Suppliers Group.

Now Chinese goods are on the stage again due to the Kashmir issue.

However, regardless of the passionate boycott in India and Indian media's hysteric reports of a "doomsday" for Chinese products, Chinese goods have never been condemned by Indian government and are popular across the nation.

The bilateral trade relationship is one of the pillars of the Sino-Indian relationship. The trade volume was over $70 billion in 2015, and China's investment in India soared to around $ 870 million in 2015, six times what it was in 2014.

The boycott has not achieved success. Sales figures for Chinese products on the top three Indian online retailers in the first week of October hit a new record. Amazingly, the Chinese mobile phone company Xiaomi sold half a million phones in just three days on the Flipkart, Amazon India, Snapdeal and Tata CLiQ platforms.

Some observers believe that China and India are competing with each other regionally and globally. While this might not be wrong, the negative effect of this competition shouldn't be exaggerated too much if we see it in an objective way.

To some extent, the economic relationship is the barometer of the political relationship. There shouldn't be huge fluctuation in terms of economic cooperation if the political relationship keeps steady between the two.

For the dragon and elephant, enhancing economic ties would be a preferable way to promote the comprehensive bilateral relationship. The more economic cooperation exists, the more opportunities there will be for Chinese products to enter the Indian market. India is a big potential market, and people using smartphones and doing online shopping has become the irreversible trend in the new era.

The commercial cooperation between these two countries could also be focused on e-commerce, service and financial investment. The Alibaba mode has already been broadly studied and analyzed or even followed in India, which means the great demand for online business and financial services in India will definitely provide opportunities for their Chinese counterparts.

With enough experience and capital, some keen Chinese companies have already expanded their business into India. Hopefully, these early birds will get the worm soon.

The author is an assistant research fellow at the Center for South Asia-West China Cooperation and Development Studies, Institute of South Asian Studies, Sichuan University. opinion@globaltimes.com.cn Follow us on Twitter @GTopinion


The only legit state media representing the voice of Chinese government is Xinhua Agency and People's Daily, not their auxiliary tabloids.

Very true, but only until GOI take a policy decision for trade boycott ( which is highly unlikely atm).

 

[saurav jha]

Well,,,most Indians r (hyper)nationalists only on internet/social media.
Give thm 2 rupees rebate n thr nationalism goes to gutter.

totally agree

 

[Tom M]

A honest comment from a honest Indian

Not unexpected.
Well,,,most Indians r (hyper)nationalists only on internet/social media.
Give thm 2 rupees rebate n thr nationalism goes to gutter.
https://defence.pk/threads/boycott-...-festive-season-sale-hits-record-high.455905/

True, but until the government take a policy decision to sever trade with China (not directly but by making it difficult for Chinese companies to operate within India). And please don't be under an impression that it may never happen. Indian government had already took such bold decisions in the Past as well.

http://forbesindia.com/article/inde...mic-milestone-exit-of-the-mncs-(1977)/38431/1

It didn't hurt India much back then, it in turn helped in the growth of few Indian companies instead.