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The Beijing government has urged peace after India deployed 100 tanks to its border with China in Ladakh. Citing the India-China border as being having always been "stable", China said that India should continue to resolve their territorial disputes through peaceful negotiation.
The Indian military's deployment of T-72 tanks to the Chinese border came as a reaction to an "increase in force levels" from across the border. Beijing had been increasing its military presence in the border region over the past few years, causing concern for the government in New Delhi.
On 22 July, China's Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Lu Kang, said: "The two countries should abide by relevant agreements and consensus, work in concert to maintain peace and tranquility of the border area and create a favourable environment for improving bilateral mutual trust and bolstering the proper settlement of the boundary question."
Kang added that there has previously been "significant agreements" reached between China and India on the border dispute. However, some have hinted that India's recent army deployment could hamper Chinese investments in India.
An article in the Global Times, part of China's Communist Party newspaper group, said: "It is puzzling that while deploying tanks near China's border, India still strives to woo Chinese investment. The deploying of tanks near the Indo-China border may hit a nerve within the Chinese businesses community, causing investors to weigh the threat of political instability when they make investment decisions."
According to Indian broadcaster NDTV, the number of Indian boots along the border have increased "exponentially" and more are expected over the next few months. It has indicated that China is prepared to hit India with between 60,000 to 80,000 soldiers in the case of any hostilities.
Lt Gen SK Patyal, Commander of the Leh-based 14 Crops, told NDTV: "We have to defend our international borders, whatever it takes in terms of infrastructure and accretion, we are doing it in the best possible manner."
China is acting like Russia....keep trying to expand their borders when they can't take care of what they already have.
100 tanks So?? 1000 tanks will not make any difference to China
This is where the arrogant Xi Xinping clique will be put in its place. Long live bo Xilai. Death to the social imperialist running dogs currently leading China.
I hear that 95% of the Indians don't have a toilet at home. The Chinese will yet against kick their stinky butts.
Hardly. The Chinese social imperialist clique will need to fight India the USA and others. Perhaps this is what puts the new Mao, Xi xinping's neck in a nose.
@Greg Stubbs Your brain is not very normal.
When China invaded Tibet not much was said. Well they liked that and they are repeating it.
@Nelson Pagan GOOD.
@Nelson Pagan What about US invaded Iraq
How can you not get nervous when the country next to you just defied a signed treaty and claimed the entire sea like imperial Japan during WW2. "expressed hopes for the situation to remain peaceful." I'm sure that's exactly what IJA said when they murdered and raped their way through Asia.
Remember the Mao genocides. His mass rapes of women. Time to smack China down. India will be their Armageddon
One of those cold hard lessons I had to learn ( maybe others have too ) is that sometimes accepting gifts or cheap credit can be a real expensive ! Chinese have taken a hard nose look at things now that they have some money .. Beware !
A stronger and wealthier China should be positive for people within China, its regional neighbors and the world because expanded opportunity in trade. Yet, what's happening in recent years, China's leaders have adopted a neo-nationalism which mimicked fascism of those Hitler ... more days, believing in military and territorial expansion over the rule of law, partly to disguised its personal authoritative ambition and partly to enforce its internal control. Such deviation from real peace-loving Chinese that preserved thru thousands of year as a tradition, it's neighbors, the West must now escalate their military capacity to fend off Chinese ever-increasing aggression. What we see now in China, not a nation of old, love-your-neighbors of Conficius ethic world, but a combative, weaponery superiority to conquer of Maoism as that picture displayed on the walls of Tien-An-Men Square. It's unfortunate that China has been billed as new beacon of hope and peace as it emerged decades ago. Now, it's a common enemy that its neighbors would live without. That's how 200 tanks were dispatched by India to the borders to counteract conflicts resulted from China's territorial expansion whic we have also seen almost as a daily event in South China Sea. less
Exactly. Cut off the head of the snake. Bo's Xilai will be freed and watch the fascist Xi Xinping lose his head, literally
In 50s we Indian used to say "Hindi-CHINI Bhai Bhai" and Butcher Mao back-stabbed us and stupid Nehru was naive. We do not trust communist Red Guards. Only the true democratic Chines are our friends....
The Communist tacticians used to advise their parties from avoiding "left adventurism" and "right opportunism" But now, the Chinese Communist leaders are trying something new: "right adventurism"