JayAtl
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I've made no secret about my feelings about china. But allow me to explain in-depth why this upcoming visit is critical for India and why India should be suspicious and extremely cautious.
You folks know that India's trade deficit is almost twice that of China's imports from India. China exports 2x their products to the Indian market, while only allowing India to export close to 1/2 of that figure in exports to their market. Considering their market and purchasing power and given their almost 3 X GDP over India - this should be unacceptable and rectified .
However, Divya had asked a poignant question in the Chinese forums and I'd like to share the question and my thoughts about it.
From India's perspective- With utmost suspicion. Trust but verify at every stage and the article speaks to why. What this tawdry boycott tells us about China and its friends is that they think there's nothing they can't buy and bully their way out of: morality; international laws and treaties; universal acceptance (in theory, anyway) of the importance of human rights; the need in the age of global warming to work together with the rest of the world.
Take as recent as the staple issue, Tibet / Dalia lama, or china protesting our prime minister from visiting AP, or it's ongoing build up near the border. Asking a sovereign countries Prime minister that he should not visit one of his own states! ( that takes either balls or extreme arrogance or stupidity) These kind of actions, plus their past history of a military attack on us, should be alarming w/ red flags showing up for the Indians.
China's role in other countries is also a great indicator of their design. I have no problem with them pushing for their interest BUT look at the countries that it has in-depth trade investments and relationships with. They don't just arm twist, which the US does too, but are very aggressive and come up with alarming statements tantamount to threats- even up to sanctions .
All of China’s neighbors want China to know, as the sign says: “Don’t even think about parking here.” Don’t even think about using your growing economic and military clout to just impose your claims in border disputes and over oil-rich islands in the South China Sea. Because, if you do, all of China’s neighbors — including India — will be doomed to become America’s new best friends.
That’s why each one of China’s neighbors is eager to have a picture of their president standing with Clinton or Obama — with the unspoken caption that reads: “Honestly, China, we don’t want to throttle you. We don’t want an Asian Cold War. We just want to trade and be on good terms. But, please, stay between the white lines. Don’t even think about parking in my space because, if you do, I have this friend from Washington, and he’s really big. ... And he’s got his own tow truck.”
TRUST BUT VERIFY!
You folks know that India's trade deficit is almost twice that of China's imports from India. China exports 2x their products to the Indian market, while only allowing India to export close to 1/2 of that figure in exports to their market. Considering their market and purchasing power and given their almost 3 X GDP over India - this should be unacceptable and rectified .
However, Divya had asked a poignant question in the Chinese forums and I'd like to share the question and my thoughts about it.
From India's perspective- With utmost suspicion. Trust but verify at every stage and the article speaks to why. What this tawdry boycott tells us about China and its friends is that they think there's nothing they can't buy and bully their way out of: morality; international laws and treaties; universal acceptance (in theory, anyway) of the importance of human rights; the need in the age of global warming to work together with the rest of the world.
Take as recent as the staple issue, Tibet / Dalia lama, or china protesting our prime minister from visiting AP, or it's ongoing build up near the border. Asking a sovereign countries Prime minister that he should not visit one of his own states! ( that takes either balls or extreme arrogance or stupidity) These kind of actions, plus their past history of a military attack on us, should be alarming w/ red flags showing up for the Indians.
China's role in other countries is also a great indicator of their design. I have no problem with them pushing for their interest BUT look at the countries that it has in-depth trade investments and relationships with. They don't just arm twist, which the US does too, but are very aggressive and come up with alarming statements tantamount to threats- even up to sanctions .
All of China’s neighbors want China to know, as the sign says: “Don’t even think about parking here.” Don’t even think about using your growing economic and military clout to just impose your claims in border disputes and over oil-rich islands in the South China Sea. Because, if you do, all of China’s neighbors — including India — will be doomed to become America’s new best friends.
That’s why each one of China’s neighbors is eager to have a picture of their president standing with Clinton or Obama — with the unspoken caption that reads: “Honestly, China, we don’t want to throttle you. We don’t want an Asian Cold War. We just want to trade and be on good terms. But, please, stay between the white lines. Don’t even think about parking in my space because, if you do, I have this friend from Washington, and he’s really big. ... And he’s got his own tow truck.”
TRUST BUT VERIFY!
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China is only enjoying a reasonable share.
