Fan Gaoyue, Guest Professor at Sichuan University, Former Chief Specialist at PLA Academy of Military Science
Aug 31, 2017
India’s incursion into Donglang was no accident, but a carefully orchestrated attempt to challenge China. If India refuses to withdraw, the Chinese military must be prepared to teach it a harsh lesson, as it did in 1962.
Aug 30, 2017
Asian giants China and India have great potential for cooperation, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Wednesday, seeking to cast the neighbors’ difficult ties in a positive light ahead of a visit next week by India’s prime minister.
Wang Zhen, Research Professor, Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences
Aug 29, 2017
Threatening China in the Doklam region can only end badly for India. The Himalayas are big enough to accommodate both great powers.
Wang Shida, Deputy Director of Institute of South Asian Studies, CICIR
Aug 29, 2017
By trespassing into Chinese territory and interfering in Bhutan’s border issue with China, India has flouted international law and international norms.
India and China agrees to disengage their troops in Doklam.
Fan Gaoyue, Guest Professor at Sichuan University, Former Chief Specialist at PLA Academy of Military Science
Aug 03, 2017
As the standoff between Chinese and Indian troops over a disputed border in the Himalayas enters its second month, the world is asking: who does this contested area truly belong true? By examining existing evidence, we can find an answer and begin on the road to peace.
Brahma Chellaney, Professor, Center for Policy Research
Jul 31, 2017
There has always been tension between China and India, but the recent standoff between troops of both armies at the border of Tibet, Bhutan, and Sikkim has only added fuel to the fire. Now, through the use of psychological warfare in addition to various other strategies, China hopes to intimidate India into backing down.
Yao Yunzhu, Retired Major General, Chinese People’s Liberation Army
Jul 31, 2017
The standoff between Chinese and Indian soldiers on a remote Himalayan plateau entered well into its 2nd month. The Chinese foreign ministry spokesmen delivered one strong wording statement after another, calling for the withdrawal of the Indian troops and warning against miscalculations and unrealistic illusions of the Indian side.
Su Jingxiang, Fellow, China Institutes for Contemporary International Relations
Jul 27, 2017
Almost a month after Indian troops entered Chinese territory, China has remained restrained and tolerant has fully demonstrated its sincerity for preserving Chinese-Indian friendship. As long as our side stays reasonable, restrained and proceeds from our best interests as well as concern about friendly bilateral ties, it is possible to narrow our differences, resolve our disputes.
Sourabh Gupta, Senior Fellow, Institute for China-America Studies
Jul 25, 2017
The Modi government must reflect on the political drivers that have incited China to construct a road of marginal military value against a charged political backdrop. Hard as it might appear on surface to comprehend, the standoff is only secondarily about territory; principally, it is about the politics of the bilateral relationship.