In this episode, let's talk about the current situation on the Sino-Indian border.
As you may have felt, the situation at the border is escalating. It's not that China has made any big moves on the border. Rather, India is frequent, on its own initiative, provoking border conflicts.
For example, as reported some time ago, Modi traveled to the so-called "Arunachal Pradesh", which is our southern Tibetan region, to attend the unveiling ceremony of a tunnel. This is a blatant provocation that does not take China's sovereignty into account. Since then, the Indian military has also launched an operation, sending an additional 10,000 troops to the border contact area. I heard that India will send another 20,000 soldiers to the border in the future.
Obviously, India is preparing for war, and it is preparing for war in sensitive border areas. On the other hand, India is actively preparing for war, and on the other hand, it is conducting border negotiations with our army, saying that it hopes that the PLA will not deploy troops on the line of actual control on the border. He also said that as long as the PLA can take a step back, India will also take a step back.
Although it sounds ridiculous, India's very childish attitude towards the border issue is a very clear provocation. A few days ago, Indian Foreign Minister S Jaishankar once again stated that India will never compromise with China and stressed that southern Tibet is India's "natural territory".
After Jaishankar's harsh remarks, the Indian army went into action again. According to the news, next week, the Indian army will launch a large-scale joint naval and air exercise. It is said that more than 1,000 warplanes will be deployed, taking off and landing tens of thousands of times. The location of this exercise is on the Sino-Indian border and the India-Pakistan border area.
Do you think it is strange why India has suddenly begun to take a hard line and frequently make a big fuss about the Sino-Indian border issue during this period of time? Isn't India afraid that China will turn the other cheek and turn the table? Or does India have other aims? If we combine the current internal situation in India, it can be seen that Modi is playing a clever game on the border issue.
Many analysts have pointed out that this month is India's prime minister's election, so Modi wants to incite ultra-nationalism in India on some key issues. Only then will Modi be able to gain more support and votes. The Sino-Indian border issue is the best place for India to start, and it is also the place where the results are the best.
That's India's ingenuity. At this time, some people may say, why let India be so brazenly provocative? Why can't we be tougher, and if India makes the slightest move, we will immediately counteract, just like in the Galwan Valley in the past, and confront the Indian army head-on and subdue India.
In this regard, I want to say that Modi plays his little wisdom, and we also have to seek our great wisdom, and there is no need to be led by the nose by India. If a conflict breaks out on the Sino-Indian border, who will be happiest? I guess when the time comes, the first one to stand up and applaud and laugh will be the United States.
Therefore, on the border issue, we must not allow the United States to succeed in its careful thinking. So what should we do then, just let India provoke and then remain silent? Actually, no, what we are doing now is to keep sending tough signals, maintain the controversial nature of southern Tibet, and then leave this issue for later resolution. Recently, for example, both the Ministry of Defense and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs have responded harshly to India's actions, which is to keep the regional topic controversial.
Of course, one thing is clear, any territory is important, there is no high or low. But there is a priority. What is the most important thing for us at the moment is to resolve the Taiwan Strait issue and engage in a long-term game with the United States. Therefore, whether the Sino-Indian border should be resolved or not, it must be resolved. However, in the order of priority, the border issue can be put aside first.
While letting it go, it is necessary to maintain the controversial nature of the border issue so that it can be resolved later. This is the great wisdom we are going to seek. As the old saying goes, you have to eat the food one bite at a time, and the road must be taken step by step. It's the same with territories, we will take back each piece of territory one by one.