June 18, 2017, without any permission.
The Indian side's sudden cross-border act is known as the "Doklam standoff".
Although at the first time, I conveniently issued a stern warning.
The Indian side condemned this move and demanded that it leave Chinese territory as soon as possible.
However, the Indian army turned a deaf ear to this.
, on the contrary, they went their own way and remained illegally on the territory of China.
In fact, this is not the first time that similar crossings have occurred.
Prior to this, the Indian side had illegally crossed the border on many occasions and was unimpressed by our protests.
However, there is still such a nation in India, and they have many contradictions with India, and even have been competing with it for a hundred years.
Who are they?
And why is there such reverence for China?
Similar peoples
This ethnic group is called the Kuki and lives mainly in the Indian state of Manipur.
The main reasons why it has a yearning and longing attitude towards China are as follows:
Ethnically, the Kukis are not native Indians, but may be descendants of the Mongols.
With the multiplication of generations, coupled with the influence of the surrounding Burmese, Kachin and other ethnic groups, today's Kuki people have been formed.
At the same time, this also explains that compared to Indians, they have dark yellow skin and deep and three-dimensional facial features.
In terms of language and writing, it is compared to English and Hindi, which are commonly used in other parts of India.
The Kuki people are more accustomed to using the Tibeto-Burman language family.
Because of this, compared with the traditional Indian culture, the Kuki people have a sense of belonging to the Chinese civilization.
Many of the traditions and customs are similar to those of China.
In food culture,
In terms of traditional crafts, the Kuki people are not only good at weaving.
They often use bamboo, rattan and other plants to weave baskets and make ornaments.
Its weaving techniques and design styles have many similarities with those of the mainland Menba people.
In the festival celebrations, the Kuki people not only remember the traditional Chinese festivals such as the Dragon Boat Festival and the Mid-Autumn Festival.
Corresponding traditional events are also held every year.
It can be seen that there are similarities between the Kuki people and China in many aspects such as humanities and customs.
No wonder, it calls itself Chinese.
Unable to bear to fight back
Although the attitude towards the mainland is extremely friendly.
However, the Kuki people have a lot of criticism about their country, India.
As early as 1949, it was incorporated into India by abnormal means.
Since then, the Kukis have been dissatisfied with India, and small-scale revolts have begun to take shape.
In January 1960, the Kuki people held a meeting in Churachanpu, Manipur.
The main content of this meeting is to protect their own rights and security.
The Kukis want to secede from Manipur,
To this end.
On March 24 of the same year, the Kuki leader also wrote a memorandum and handed it over to the then Indian leader, Jawaharlal Nehru.
In the memo, the Kuki expressed their plea in earnest words and detailed their true situation with India:
There are differences among the various ethnic groups in the state due to their culture, customs, etc.
That's why they wanted to be separated from this place.
However, instead of being fulfilled, the Indian side turned a blind eye to their plight and left them to fend for themselves.
At the same time, China's recent victory seems to point in a completely new direction.
Moreover, before that, some Kuki people went to China, where they lived and studied.
After returning to his hometown, he popularized the course and methods of China's struggle to the ethnic groups, and passed on a new way of thinking to everyone.
Under the influence of their own interaction with the outside world, the Kukis began to build up their armed forces:
On the one hand, it is to protect one's own people from other peoples;
On the one hand, it is also aimed at speeding up the separatist movement and freeing the nation from the bitter sea of struggle as soon as possible.
Perhaps under the influence of China.
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Since the 60s of the last century, the Kuki have been revolting frequently to show the Indian side their determination to separate.
Plus its neighboring ethnic group, the Naga people.
A people who also yearn for independence seeks to occupy the Kuki-controlled town of Mori.
A small town that was mainly responsible for border trade in order to obtain more economic benefits, and an armed conflict between the two tribes broke out.
In addition to this, the Naga people in order to expand the size of the population as soon as possible.
so that we may have more vitality as soon as possible,
At the same time, the Kuki also have contradictions with the Meitei.
The Meitei are a native of Manipur.
Naturally, they do not want their homeland to be divided.
Therefore, while the Kuki were separating from the Kuki, the Meitei represented a united front with the Indian side and suppressed the Kuki on several occasions.
And, over time.
Many Tamils were killed or seriously injured as a result, leading them to join the controversy as well.
This move will undoubtedly further expand the struggle within the state and create a situation of multi-party scuffle.
Although the leaders of Manipur tried to mediate.
But it was too late,
To this day, the Kukis are still fighting against India for their independence.
Keeping the rules of the ancestors:
"People of Chinese descent do not associate with Indians".
Women don't marry Indians, men don't marry Indian women, they don't learn Indian languages, and it's just an Indian festival.
The importance of peace
In 2023, the conflict between the Kuki and Meitei ethnic groups broke out.
The outbreak of this incident has undoubtedly shown the world how precious peace is.
Against the backdrop of conflict, no one is immune.
Therefore, this undoubtedly warns us to cherish the hard-won peace in front of us.