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A mutual concession for the six-week-long military standoff between China and India in Doklam is unlikely to take place as Beijing will not offer diplomatic bargains after Indian soldiers intruded Chinese territory, experts say.
China insists Indian army’s complete withdrawal from the undisputed area is the precondition for any softer tones and further negotiation on the incident, said Ye Hailin, director of Center for South Asia Studies, at CGTN’s The Point.
Beijing will not prepare alternatives for India’s diplomatic attempt, Ye added.
Srikanth Kondapali, professor at Jawaharlal Nehru University, referred to Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj’s “status quo” remarks at the Parliament of India, suggesting that India’s precondition laid on its security concern over China’s construction project as the only one ought to prevail if a mutual withdraw fails at the end.
Ye said that if New Delhi accuses China of changing “status quo” and seeking China’s suspension of the domestic construction, India itself has to suspend those infrastructure construction alongside the border, even in some disputed areas.
Ye’s comment came after China Monday warned India to abandon any impractical illusions in expecting China’s military concession, saying that the Chinese People’s Liberation Army is unshakable in safeguarding the national sovereignty and territorial integrity.
“We strongly urge India to take solid measures to correct its mistakes, desist from provocations, and meet China halfway in jointly safeguarding the border region’s peace and tranquility,” said Wu Qian, spokesperson for the Ministry of National Defense.
Kondapali, however, suggested that Wu’s “halfway” rhetoric has shown Beijing’s “conciliatory gesture,” adding that a high-level meeting between China and India this week may provide for a chance to de-escalate the border tension.
Chinese State Councilor Yang Jiechi is meeting Indian National Security Adviser Ajit Doval on Thursday and Friday in Beijing, according to Chinese Foreign Ministry.
Ye argued, however, that the meeting is set to ensure a success of this year’s BRICS meeting hosted in China’s Xiamen in September instead of engaging discussion on the border standoff.
https://news.cgtn.com/news/3d49444e326b444e/share_p.html
China insists Indian army’s complete withdrawal from the undisputed area is the precondition for any softer tones and further negotiation on the incident, said Ye Hailin, director of Center for South Asia Studies, at CGTN’s The Point.
Beijing will not prepare alternatives for India’s diplomatic attempt, Ye added.
Srikanth Kondapali, professor at Jawaharlal Nehru University, referred to Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj’s “status quo” remarks at the Parliament of India, suggesting that India’s precondition laid on its security concern over China’s construction project as the only one ought to prevail if a mutual withdraw fails at the end.
Ye said that if New Delhi accuses China of changing “status quo” and seeking China’s suspension of the domestic construction, India itself has to suspend those infrastructure construction alongside the border, even in some disputed areas.
Ye’s comment came after China Monday warned India to abandon any impractical illusions in expecting China’s military concession, saying that the Chinese People’s Liberation Army is unshakable in safeguarding the national sovereignty and territorial integrity.
“We strongly urge India to take solid measures to correct its mistakes, desist from provocations, and meet China halfway in jointly safeguarding the border region’s peace and tranquility,” said Wu Qian, spokesperson for the Ministry of National Defense.
Kondapali, however, suggested that Wu’s “halfway” rhetoric has shown Beijing’s “conciliatory gesture,” adding that a high-level meeting between China and India this week may provide for a chance to de-escalate the border tension.
Chinese State Councilor Yang Jiechi is meeting Indian National Security Adviser Ajit Doval on Thursday and Friday in Beijing, according to Chinese Foreign Ministry.
Ye argued, however, that the meeting is set to ensure a success of this year’s BRICS meeting hosted in China’s Xiamen in September instead of engaging discussion on the border standoff.
https://news.cgtn.com/news/3d49444e326b444e/share_p.html
