preface
Due to historical limitations and the intervention of world powers, there are as many as eight countries with territorial disputes with China around China, covering a total area of 125,000 square kilometers.
In addition to the Diaoyu Dao issue between China and Japan, the Scarborough Shoal issue between China and the Philippines, and the Doklam area issue between China and India, China and Bhutan also have territorial disputes.
Since the founding of the People's Republic of China, China has committed itself to resolving issues left over from history and territorial disputes through peaceful means.
Through continuous diplomatic mediation and diplomatic negotiations, many historic consensus has been reached with many countries on the territorial division of the territory.
Not long ago, China and Russia signed a memorandum of understanding, in which the two sides reached an agreement on the ownership of the Black Blind Island. Russia has placed Black Blind Island under full Chinese jurisdiction.
Such achievements are a concentrated embodiment of the foreign policy advantages with Chinese characteristics, and China has not spent a single effort to achieve mutual trust with Russia in high fields, while also solving the historical problems left over from both sides.
It was Russia that made a good start, and China began to devote itself fully to negotiating territorial disputes with other countries.
The latest news shows that the talks between Bhutan and China are expected to be concluded within a month.
The Bhutanese border negotiations have been fruitful and significant
According to relevant information, the territorial dispute between China and Bhutan is not large.
It is mainly reflected in the south of the Doklam area where China and India previously confronted, covering a total area of about 5,000 square kilometers.
This area is the sovereign territory sworn by both sides, but due to historical limitations and the turmoil of the war, the two sides have not agreed on the territorial division of this area.
As early as 1984, the mainland made an attempt to divide the border between China and Bhutan, and the mainland and Bhutan signed the Border Peace Agreement to settle once and for all.
Resolve the problems left over from the history and demarcation of the border between China and Africa.
But to date, neither side has reached a significant consensus to demarcate their territory.
China has also entered a long process of negotiation and dialogue with the Bhutanese government.
After long-term efforts and continuous diplomatic consultations by the mainland government, and after more than 20 rounds of negotiations and consultations, it finally ushered in a historic turning point.
According to relevant media reports, Bhutanese Prime Minister Tseling said in public that the relations between China and Bhutan are normal, there are no real differences, and it is only necessary to conduct a new round of negotiations to completely solve the problem of territorial division of the border between China and Burundi.
At the same time, Zering also stressed that he hopes to complete this work within the last month of his term.
This is a significant event for the Chinese and Bhutanese governments and the people of both countries.
It is worth noting that, according to the laws of Bhutan, the Prime Minister of Bhutan is required to transfer power to the interim governing government in charge of domestic affairs before the presidential election, while the Prime Minister of Bhutan needs to devote himself to participating in the general election.
This means that there is less than a month before the transfer of power to Tsering, so Tsering's dialogue is undoubtedly a high affirmation of the outcome of the negotiations between China and Bhutan.
The legacy of China and Bhutan that has plagued the peoples of both countries for many years may be completed before the end of Prime Minister Celing's term.
There is no dispute in the territory of China! The results are unsettling for India
However, while Zering happily conveyed to the relevant media that the border problem between the two countries has been solved for a long time, India appeared extremely uneasy.
Although Bhutan is a sovereign country, its economic, political and even diplomatic fields are dictated by India, and Bhutan has only two neighbors, one China and one India.
This is despite the fact that Bhutan and India have signed a Pact of Permanent Peace and Friendship.
However, for Bhutan, this only gives him the right to diplomacy, and India has to dictate and even intervene forcefully in domestic affairs.
India is currently Bhutan's largest trading nation and largest creditor.
Bhutan's demands on India can be said to be obedient, but Bhutan's settlement of territorial disputes with China this time really makes India unbearable.
After all, the change from two countries with territorial disputes with China in the Doklam region to one will make India feel more stressed.
Previously, China and India had unpleasant and even physical clashes in the Doklam region.
Once an international hot topic, to this day, friction and confrontation still exist on the border between China and India.
If Bhutan ends the dispute over the border with China, it means that India will face off with China alone in the Doklam region.
This is not good news for India, which can also free its hand to point a gun at India's head once China and Bhutan end their border conflict once and for all.
What is the future of the China-India border?
After all, after China becomes strong, the first thing to solve is territorial disputes.
China's peaceful diplomacy to resolve regional disputes is slightly different from the world's mainstream fist-based solution, making it difficult for many countries to accept China's concept of dialogue.
Including India, it is also believed that whoever has a loud voice and a hard fist is the dominant player in the disputed area.
However, today's society is no longer a matter of loud voices.
Today's society needs a new mode of problem solving, from the wars and confrontations of the past to new dialogues and consultations.
Under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, India has also achieved economic take-off and technological progress.
In this way, the aimless confrontation and conflict between the two sides on the Sino-Indian border will only waste everyone's time and deplete each other's national strength.
If the two sides are willing to abandon disputes, move towards dialogue, and effectively resolve the China-India border issue at the negotiating table, then for both sides, it will neither affect development nor form a bridge.
China's attitude toward foreign exchanges has repeatedly been to know with affection and move with reason.
But if other countries turn their guns against us, then China is not ambiguous.
China is neither afraid to cause trouble nor is it afraid of trouble, if India always swears so-called sovereignty in volatile regions, and always sends troops to confront and confront.
Then China will definitely counter India with the same means, after all, China has never been afraid of things.
If India is willing to move towards cooperation regardless of previous suspicions, then China is naturally willing to give India the most open door and the largest market, and welcomes India and China to carry out new cooperation and win-win results.
Of course, the most urgent task is to resolve the Sino-Indian border issue peacefully.
It is a difficult choice for the two sides to move from confrontation to cooperation, and negotiations between the two sides are also a long process.
However, as long as the two sides can sit at the negotiating table, there will be room for mediation for regional stability and the management of future border relations between China and India.
When China and India end their armed fighting, it means that China and India's diplomacy has normalized.
Cooperation between China and India will also kick off, and such cooperation will be of great benefit to both sides.
The friendship between former Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and China entered the "best period", when exchanges and mutual trust between the two peoples and bilateral economic and trade exchanges reached their peak.
On this basis, the diplomatic dispute between China and India has also been shelved, the cooperation between the two sides has become normalized, and the money bags of the two peoples have really bulged.
Therefore, China and India have a precedent of peaceful coexistence and win-win cooperation, and cooperation between China and India is the cornerstone of stability in East Asia and South Asia.
China does not want to see war, let alone regional tensions, so China pursues an independent and peaceful diplomatic approach.
In the face of disputes between the two sides, China has always been willing to resolve issues of mutual concern through dialogue, consultation and negotiation.
The peaceful settlement of the territorial dispute between Russia and Bhutan is a good initiative and a good reference.
It is believed that the successful experience of Russia and Bhutan can also be used as a reference to the handling of historical issues left over from the China-India border, and provide new ideas for the peaceful settlement of the China-India border issue.
The future crossroads of China-India relations are in front of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and whether to continue confrontation or move towards cooperation depends on how India chooses.
Continue to confront China to the end, and move towards cooperation, and China warmly welcomes each other.
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