Thursday, June 18, 2020

Can't complain against its own invention.

Twenty Indian soldiers were killed at Galwan Valley in Ladakh in an unprovoked ambush by savage Chinese troops, using clubs with barbed wire, stones and metal rods. Even though the Chinese had used similar weapons recently in Eastern Ladakh sector the Indian army was taken by surprise that they were so unprofessional. Why are they surprised when China used Panchsheel to lull India before taking over vast tracts of Indian territory by its blatantly illegal genocidal attack in 1962. However, only 3 soldiers, including their Commanding Officer Colonel Santosh Babu, were killed by the Chinese while 17 injured soldiers froze to death. Why? Space blankets are light, easy to transport and cheap and have been used for patients suffering from hypothermia for over 50 years. China released 10 soldiers, including three officers, they had captured. Is this the end of hostilities? Absolutely not. An uncivilized barbaric nation which tortures children and subjects thousands to brainwashing in prison camps and forced labor in factories is not going to feel any hesitation in killing any number of Indians. Why we are still surprised that China breaks various agreements whenever it feels like is a mystery. It is difficult to fathom why our politicians, civil servants and strategists cannot understand that they are dealing with barbarians who do not respect nature or any living creature and will not respect Indian territory or lives. We must guard our borders, of course, but the only way to finish China is to destroy its economy and that has to be a concerted international effort. "In April, New Delhi tightened its foreign investment laws, a move widely interpreted as aimed at Beijing," wrote David Fickling. "One study of late 20th century conflicts by economists at Sorbonne University in 2008 found that while openness to trade doesn't automatically prevent war, there's greater risk of conflict when countries grow less economically dependent on each other, as appears to now be happening with China and India." That is only going to suit China because it will use trade as war and will put up barriers to Indian exports while insisting on open access to Indian markets. Trouble is we are so dependent on imports from China that any boycott will create shortages and hurt us more, wrote Aparna Iyer. If we are dependent on imports from China, the US is even worse as it had a negative trade balance of over $345 billion with China in 2019. US politicians are working on ways to hold China accountable for its dishonesty and treachery. China has even infiltrated US universities to steal research data on technology. The European Union is looking at means to reduce unfair competition from China. Even Australia, with its tiny population, is looking at ways to diversify away from trade with China. The Chinese invented 'death by a thousand cuts' as a form of torture. It thinks it is too big and powerful but it may succumb to its own invention. We hope.

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