Chi will have to take military way if India doesn't listen, warns expert

Beijing, July 4: Chi will have no choice but resort to “military” option if India “refuses to listen”, a Chinese expert has warned over the festering border row.

“Chi is trying its best to use historical lessons to reason with India and show sincerity in peacefully solving the problem, but if India refuses to listen, then Chi would have no other choice than to use a military way of solving the problem,” Hu Zhiyong, a research fellow at the Shanghai Academy of Social Science, was quoted as saying by Global Times.

The state-run newspaper, on Monday, carried a report quoting “observers” that “there could be a chance of war if the recent conflict between Chi and India is not handled properly”. “India is provoking Chi because it wants to prove to the US it could contain Chi while Prime Minister rendra Modi was in the US,” Hu said.

Tensions between India and Chi have risen over the border row in Sikkim sector as both sides have refused budge in Doklam region, where the armies of both sides are engaged in a stand-off.  Doklam also referred to as Donglong by Chi is a disputed zone between Beijing and Thimphu.

Bhutan has opposed the road construction by the Chinese army, citing the disputed status of the region. Chi has called the action just since Donglong “is on Chinese territory”. India seconds Bhutan as the ownership of Doklam is yet to be decided. Moreover, the presence of Chinese army in Doklam has security implications for India as the region is close to Siliguri corridor, which connects India’s northeast to the rest of the country. (IANS)