China offers India a "handshake across the Himalayas"

[dipsydoodle]

Source: Reuters

(Reuters) - India and China will study new ways to ease tensions along their ill-defined border, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said on Monday in his first foreign trip since taking office, which comes just weeks after a military stand-off between the Asian giants in the Himalayas.

The number two in the Chinese leadership offered New Delhi a "handshake across the Himalayas" and said the world's most populous nations could become a new engine for the global economy if they could avoid such irritants.

"Both sides believe that we need to improve the various border-related mechanisms that we have put into place and make them more efficient. We need to appropriately manage and resolve our differences," Li said at a joint news conference with India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, where both men appeared relaxed.

China and India disagree about large areas on their 4,000-km (2,500-mile) -long border and fought a brief but bloody war 50 years ago.

Read more: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2013/05/20/uk-india-china-idUKBRE94J03620130520

[KareBear]

1. ... while resting their elbow on Tibet

[socialsecurityisAAA]

2. It's unfortunate.

It's much the same all over the world. Outside countries rarely get in involved in local territorial issues or most issues of military occupation by economic heavyweight nations. There are too many areas of occupations all over the Middle East and Africa to mention. Hopefully one day everyone can be free from authoritarian rule.

[lastlib]

3. ^ ^ K & R This! ^ ^

[closeupready]

4. As India does in Kashmir.

Nobody's hands are clean.

[cosmicone]

5. Kashmir is an integral part of India

It is Pakistan that is illegally occupying Kashmir.

[closeupready]

6. LOL. Do you get tired of being wrong all the time?

? Never mind, don't answer that.

[Posteritatis]

7. He's nothing if not dreadfully consistent. (nt)

[cosmicone]

10. I didn't bring up the Kashmir issue.

I only responded to set the facts straight.

Here is the accession document. http://www.jammu-kashmir.com/documents/instrument_of_accession.html

(You can see the signed original version on wikipedia)

Pakistan has been unable to take control of Kashmir despite 4 wars, all of which were shamefully lost by Pakistan, one resulting in Pakistan's dismemberment and creation of Bangladesh.

I am always amused that a mostly military ruled terrorist state gets support on DU against a secular and progressive democracy like India.

[AtheistCrusader]

8. Pakistan and China would object to that statement.

[cosmicone]

9. Let them object ...

Maharaja Hari Singh signed an accession treaty with India under which India got Kashmir after the nefarious partition by the brits.

China never had any claim to any part of Kashmir -- China just recently tried to muscle in but had to withdraw because India won't be bullied anymore.

[AtheistCrusader]

11. Except that China DOES contest the North East bit of Kashmir.

To the point that maps purchased in various parts of the word refuse to delineate/identify. (As Taiwan is sometimes referred to as its own thing or part of China)

So 'let them object' is fine as a dismissal I guess, but the DO object and that has real world consequences.

[cosmicone]

12. Anyone can print a map

and show any territory as belonging to them.

[AtheistCrusader]

13. I'm not talking about maps printed IN China.

But, you knew that.

[David__77]

14. Tibet is China.

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