China-India Spat Signals Beijing’s Tensions With Generals -- BRIJ KHINDARIA, The Moderate Voice
Fresh signs of tension between China’s military and the new Beijing regime are peering through a surprising backdoor. President Xi Jinping was thought to be closer to the generals than his predecessors but may now be involved in a backstage showdown with them over policy towards India, the other huge military power in Asia.
To underline India’s importance for Xi’s foreign policy, China’s new premier Li Keqiang plans to visit Delhi later this month, making India his first foreign trip since Xi and Li took power in March. But the atmosphere has been soured by the most serious Indian accusations in 25 years that Chinese soldiers have established military encampments six miles inside India in the Depseng valley of Ladakh. Incursions are common in the desolate and poorly delineated border but have never been this deep. The Chinese military has caused furor by claiming that territory so far away from the perceived border belongs to China.
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My Comment: Other Asian countries are voicing the same concerns. What`s may take .... the Communist Party has always ruled China, and while the military may not always agree with what the Central government may decide to do .... they will still respect the authority of the Party.
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