The standoff between India and China on the Ladakh border is making headlines. But why is this happening and what is China thinking?
Here’s the China POV:
- The Covid crisis has led to political tensions and dissent within China. To deflect attention from these issues, the Chinese government is drumming up nationalistic feelings in the country.
- China believes that it needs to move quickly before other countries put more pressure on it. This is why China has stepped up its aggression around three issues of dispute simultaneously – in Ladakh, in Lipulekh along the Nepal border and in north Sikkim.
- India has been building infrastructure along the LAC, which makes China uncomfortable as it can boost our ability to deploy troops quickly and dominate the LAC. That is one of the reasons why China has focused on Ladakh.
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