| ID | 087643 |
| Title Proper | China and India |
| Other Title Information | relations at the start of the new century |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Uyanaev, Sergei |
| Publication | 2009. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | "China values highly the trend of bilateral development in Chinese-Indian relations ... they are now in the best period of their development."1
"In 2007, India recorded 140 incursions on its disputed border regions.... This is their style ... it is their means of pressuring India."2
These two quotes were separated in time by just two weeks. The first was from an announcement by the PRC foreign minister on June 5, 2008. The second was from a speech by India's defense minister, made a bit later.
The synchronicity of these two seemingly opposite statements from Beijing and Delhi, while officials in both capitals justifiably give positive marks to the current stage of bilateral relations on the one hand and continue to resort to extremely harsh rhetoric on the other, is quite common today. The paradox here is only superficial, however, for in it lies perhaps the quintessence of the present stage of Chinese-Indian relations, in which indubitable progress is accompanied by difficulties and complicated unresolved issues. |
| `In' analytical Note | Far Eastern Affairs Vol. 37, No. 1; 2009: p16-29 |
| Journal Source | Far Eastern Affairs Vol. 37, No. 1; 2009: p16-29 |
| Key Words | China, ; India ; Bilateral Political ; Trade -Economic Relations ; Border Settlement |