AP Explains: India and China face off in border standoff

[Olde Hornet]

Hopefully this will calm down, but this could be bad.


https://www.yahoo.com/news/ap-explains-india-china-face-off-border-standoff-084448016.html

NEW DELHI (AP) — It was the tiny Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan that sounded the alarm: Chinese soldiers had arrived with bulldozers and excavators, and were building a high-mountain road near India's border — in an area the two nuclear-armed Asian giants have disputed for decades.

India responded to the call by sending troops last month to evict the Chinese army construction party from the Doklam Plateau. Within a few days, Indian media were running leaked video footage of soldiers from both sides shoving one another atop a grassy flatland.

The tense standoff has only escalated since then, raising concerns in both capitals of an all-out military conflict. Both sides have made threats while simultaneously calling for negotiations. The U.S. State Department has urged the two sides to work together toward a peaceful resolution.

India told China last week that it was ready to hold talks if both sides pulled their forces back from the disputed border area. But China countered on Monday by insisting the road was being built on its sovereign territory, and warned India not to "push your luck."

 

[TSU/BAMA]

Imagine a nuclear war between those two.

 

[JAG89]

It would seem like they are both smart enough to determine the borderline with modern day survey equipment, but I'm sure ancient land records for each country are inaccurate and overlap. Maybe some international court could accurately re-establish the border by equally dividing up the disputed area that overlaps.

 

[The Founder]

It would seem like they are both smart enough to determine the borderline with modern day survey equipment, but I'm sure ancient land records for each country are inaccurate and overlap. Maybe some international court could accurately re-establish the border by equally dividing up the disputed area that overlaps.

Basically....SMH

 

[Olde Hornet]

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/26/world/asia/dolam-plateau-china-india-bhutan.html

How India and China Have Come to the Brink Over a Remote Mountain Pass

On a remote pass through Himalayan peaks, China and India, two nuclear-armed nations, have come near the brink of conflict over an unpaved road. It is one of the worst border disputes between the regional rivals in more than 30 years.

The road stands on territory at the point where China, India and Bhutanmeet. The standoff began last month when Bhutan, a close ally of India, discovered Chinese workers trying to extend the road. India responded by sending troops and equipment to halt the construction. China, the more powerful of the two, angrily denounced the move and demanded that India pull back.

Now soldiers from the two powers are squaring off, separated by only a few hundred feet.

The conflict shows no sign of abating, and it reflects the swelling ambition — and nationalism — of both countries. Each is governed by a muscular leader eager to bolster his domestic standing while asserting his country’s place on the world stage as the United States recedes from a leading role.