Currently throwing tantrums simply because PRC stopped buying their pineapples rotflmao please choose better exemplars for demonstrating long-term thinkingTaiwan
Currently throwing tantrums simply because PRC stopped buying their pineapples rotflmao please choose better exemplars for demonstrating long-term thinkingTaiwan
Whatever the strategy, it's working. China is growing at a pace unprecedented in human history and is in a better position today to win every conflict than it was decades ago. And in the coming decades, we will arrive at a point where China can win these conflicts easily, and eventually, without combat. If the CCP behaved by your standards, which is allowing (personal?) insecurities that drive a desperate fear of being perceived as cowardly to dictate action over long-term strategy, China may very well be a giant North Korea now.PLA leadership behaves like bureaucrats of late Qing dynasty, all they want is to save face for their opponent so that they can turn major incidents into small, small incidents into nothing, without thinking longer term consequences. They are so afraid.
In late Qing dynasty, General Feng Zicai won Sino-French war, causing the fall of French government, yet Qing court officials ceded China's interest in Vietnam to French in subsequent negotiation. What the French must be thinking in their head, is similar to what Indians are thinking today.
PLA trained India into their behavior. PLA enabled India their behavior.
Look at China's policy toward Taiwan, same leadership cowardness.
Every time something happens, PLA got exposed.
Let's not go back too far. In 1989, PLA military truck stalled on Beijing's Chang'an avenue, in broad daylight, causing driver stoned to death by rioters. That tells you how well PLA was equipped.
In 2008 Sichuan earthquake, due to torrential rain PLA had no idea what's happening at the epicenter days after, and had to sent in paratroopers. Then lost a helicopter.
Then at Donglang, then Galwan and Pangong lake.
I hope they don't get exposed in a major conflict.
I dont remember where i read it but apparently his beard grows way too fast. As it was not possible for him to shave daily in that harsh weather, he was given special permission to keep it.The PLA Indian media suspected to be a Pakistanis commando has officially been confirmed to be a Uighur officer named Mai Wu Lan (sinized translation). He is affectionately known as Colonel Big Beard amongst Chinese netizens due to his lustrous facial hair. Here is a photo of him and a photo of his mother and sister to the right.
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Day dreaming by Indian military commanders
Indian media is afraid of Pakistani and Chinese soldiers,their faces bring bad dreams to Indian military commanders,Indian fake media is notorious for paddling fake newsThe PLA Indian media suspected to be a Pakistanis commando has officially been confirmed to be a Uighur officer named Mai Wu Lan (sinized translation). He is affectionately known as Colonel Big Beard amongst Chinese netizens due to his lustrous facial hair. Here is a photo of him and a photo of his mother and sister to the right.
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I don’t understand how this is supposed to prove that Indian patrols didn’t go up to finger 8... and the point is not regular patrols... it is that there were patrols and that there was the perceived right to patrol on the Indian side, and Chinese side for that matter, if these 2 conditions have changed since the disengagement agreement then the situation is by definition not status quo ante... I also don’t know why you think Nitin Gokhale is a ‘good’ analyst... his ‘analysis’ if you can even call it that are extremely bias... there is practically no objectivity in his work at all...Actually, I agree that most Indian media cannot be trusted. Of course, there are exceptions such as anlysts like Snehesh Alex Philip, Nitin Gokhale, Vishnu Som, Manu Pubby etc. They are in general apolitical an trusted reporters on defence related matters.
BTW, a retired Indian army officer who actually served on Pangong, unlike most "anonymous sources" disputes some of those claim of Indian soldiers regularly patrolling up to finger 8
The ground reality is... er... you know... er... we were... er... we were under a disadvantageous position there, we were under a disadvantage there because... er... there was no track between finger 3 and finger 4... that is there is no regular track between finger 3 and finger 4 there is only a foot track and all Indian patrols could only go by foot right up to finger 8
If you were referring to some posts just prior, then I have to disagree.I don't see any point in continuing the debate of who has won and who has lost.
might as well agree to disagree and move on, unless and until fresh evidences come up that give merits to further discussion and debate.
Leave it. I wouldn't bother. Chinese soldiers then ought to be taken as reliable and infallible sources too.I don’t understand how this is supposed to prove that Indian patrols didn’t go up to finger 8... and the point is not regular patrols... it is that there were patrols and that there was the perceived right to patrol on the Indian side, and Chinese side for that matter, if these 2 conditions have changed since the disengagement agreement then the situation is by definition not status quo ante... I also don’t know why you think Nitin Gokhale is a ‘good’ analyst... his ‘analysis’ if you can even call it that are extremely bias... there is practically no objectivity in his work at all...
Now on to what the retired Col. S. Dinny said and if you go to the video at 7:47 - 8:10 he specifically said and I quote:
Following this they continue to discuss the patrols and how the disengagement which includes the agreement of no patrols will be good for peace and tranquillity etc... and then go on to assert how this will strengthen Indian claim on the area, I assume they mean finger 4-8, without really giving any reason other than the Chinese agreeing to moving back after which they move onto other related topics... I have no idea how this ‘analyst’ can even be considered an analyst he literally just says what his audience wants to hear and find whatever little morsel of info to back it up without really considering the bigger picture whatsoever...
I advice everyone to listen to that little bit on the timestamps I pointed out... the discussion was painful to listen to and you will find yourself asking why a lot... just delusional arguments after delusional arguments...