11.01.2008, 08:52
Zitat:Talking to an Indian television channel, Sun, while emphasising China’s claim on Tawang, categorically said that China claims the whole of Arunachal Pradesh. Ambassador Sun’s declaration obviously had the clearance from the highest authorities in Beijing. He repeated the claim again in Chandigarh some time later.
A few days before President Hu’s arrival in India, a Chinese official think tank held a closed-door seminar in Beijing, making the same claims and obliquely cautioning India. Two Indians, who had nothing to do with the Indian government and representing no Indian organisation, were invited to this seminar and described as ‘Indian delegates’. This is the worst diplomatic affront.
This is not something of the past. The Chinese do not change their positions frequently. What they do is, if necessary, not raise the issue temporarily. Their positions are well-considered and long term till that objective is achieved. Therefore, when a compromise is arrived at they get a little more than their bottom line.
The same thing happened in their border and territorial negotiations with Russia and the erstwhile Soviet States. Chinese officials have been doing a hoola hoop act with their Indian interlocutors on the boundary issue.
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