Friday, October 23, 2009

The China - India Rivalry Is Increasing


China, India Stoke 21st-Century Rivalry -- Wall Street Journal

LEH, India -- In the brewing discord between two giant, ambitious nations, even a remote meadow in the Himalayas is worth fighting over.

Some two-dozen Chinese soldiers converged earlier this year on a family of nomads who wouldn't budge from a winter grazing ground that locals say Indian herders had used for generations. China claims the pasture is part of Tibet, not northern India. The soldiers tore up the family's tent and tried to push them back toward the Indian border town of Demchok, Indian authorities say.

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My Comment: This is a good primer on explaining the political and historical conflict between China and India.

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