The Art of Fighting without Fighting
Since the June 16 incident, China has mounted an unprecedented war of words designed to coerce India into retreating from Doklam
July 25, 2017
“The solution to this standoff is very simple. India must conscientiously pull back its troops”
CHINESE FOREIGN MINISTER WANG YI
July 24, 2017
“Shaking a mountain is easy, but shaking the People’s Liberation Army is hard”
SENIOR COL. WU QIAN
July 12, 2017
“The situation in Kashmir has attracted a lot of global attention... We hope the relevant sides will avoid escalating tensions”
CHINESE FOREIGN MINISTRY SPOKESMAN GENG SHUANG
July 8, 2017
“All Chinese citizens in India and those planning to travel to India must pay close attention to the present security situation. Avoid unnecessary visits, improve your personal safety”
CHINESE EMBASSY, NEW DELHI
July 5, 2017
“Indian side has trampled on the basic norms of international relations (the Panchsheel Pact) that were proposed by itself
by illegally crossing into other’s territory”
CHINESE FOREIGN MINISTRY SPOKESMAN GENG SHUANG
June 29, 2017
“The action taken by India is undoubtedly a betrayal of the 1890 treaty and a betrayal of the consistent position held by successive Indian governments. We require India to respect the treaty and pull back the border troops immediately”
CHINESE FOREIGN MINISTRY SPOKESMAN GENG SHUANG
June 28, 2017
“Donglang is part of China’s territory. This is indisputable. The Donglang area has belonged to China since ancient times. It doesn’t belong to Bhutan”
CHINESE FOREIGN MINISTRY OFFICIAL LU KANG AT A NEWS BRIEFING