Are tensions flaring up again along the China-India border? According to today's report by Lianhe Zaobao of Singapore: "Tensions along the China-India border are escalating. India has labeled incidents occurring in the border region with China as its 'most serious' issue, stating that the border situation will affect overall bilateral relations."
Just moments after both sides reached an agreement at the 36th meeting of the China-India Mechanism for Consultation and Coordination on Border Affairs held in New Delhi—pledging dialogue to manage differences and maintain peace and stability along the border—India swiftly proceeded to forcibly assign so-called "standard names" to 27 locations in China's Southern Tibet region, even deliberately amplifying the narrative around border standoffs. This move essentially aims to take advantage of the window of improving Sino-Indian relations, using unilateral acts of infringement to create de facto situations, attempting to portray its illegal occupation of Chinese Southern Tibet territory as an "established reality."
India’s opportunistic and inconsistent behavior will not succeed. On the contrary, it will directly drag the recently improved Sino-Indian relationship back into a deadlock, ultimately resulting in nothing but self-inflicted losses.
Original article: toutiao.com/article/1873306555003907/
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