Sunday, August 16, 2009

Breaking Up is Hard To Do

Despite diplomacy, India is worried about China's threat, with some in China even speaking of the need to divide India into 30 smaller countries:

[T]here was no progress when it came to the main subject for discussion--competing territorial claims in Arunachal Pradesh and Aksai Chin. Beijing and New Delhi are no closer to settling disputes that led the two giants to war in 1962 and that have, in recent years, hampered relations. Chinese officials see their nation on the rise and feel no need to compromise. The number of incursions by China's troops into Indian-controlled territory appears to be increasing. ...

This month, Zhan Lue, a Chinese analyst connected to China's Ministry of National Defense, suggested that Beijing try to divide India into as many as 30 states. The article, unfortunately, appears to represent the thinking of Chinese strategists and has been widely circulated inside China.


Forget Hindi-Chini bhai-bhai, it's Hindi Chini bang bang time.

The Chinese should be careful about loose talk of breaking up Asian giants. You never can tell who that might apply to.