China didn’t expect Indian role in Doklam: EU leader

China may have anticipated that Bhutan would not be able to retaliate through force, and believed that construction of the road would be completed within weeks, opines vice-president of European Parliament

China did not anticipate India stepping in to defend Bhutan’s territorial sovereignty during its unilateral move to build a motorable road from Dokala in Doklam area towards the Bhutan Army camp in Zornpelri, according to Ryszard Czarnecki, vice president of the European Parliament.

In an article written for EP Today, Czarnecki has exposed Beijing’s lie of assuring the international community that its ‘peaceful rise’ would not in any way threaten the established order, but instead promote a peaceful international environment.

Referring specifically to the tri-junction politico-military impasse in Doklam involving China, India and Bhutan, Czarnecki said, “On June 16, China’s unilateral move to build a motorable road from Dokala in Doklam area towards the Bhutan Army camp in Zornpelri is an illustration of this policy …. Bhutan’s objection to construction activities by China in the disputed Doklam area, conveyed through diplomatic channels, was possibly expected by China. However, what China may not have foreseen was India stepping in to defend Bhutan’s territorial sovereignty.”

“(The) Chinese action in Doklam plateau can be seen as a part of the country’s recent tendency to unilaterally change the ground situation in areas that are disputed,” says the European Parliament vice president.