"Why We Should Worry About China and India’s..." Topic

…Border Skirmishes.

"Tensions between India and China are not new. The two countries—which share the world's longest unmarked border—fought a full-fledged war in 1962 and have since engaged in several small skirmishes. Not since 1975 has a bullet been fired across their shared border. As a result, the theory that Sino-Indian clashes are flashes in the pan and unlikely to lead to more extensive fighting has become a widely held consensus. Recent events, however, suggest that escalations are highly possible. Both sides have substantial—and growing—military deployments along a mostly disputed border. And for more than a decade, the People's Liberation Army (PLA) has been testing India's military readiness and political resolve along several strategic areas. Peace can no longer be taken for granted…"
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China has a history of updating maps in areas they mean to take over – I wonder what their current maps look like in the area

Apparently India has had the temerity to build infrastructure in the area. How dare they! Still two powers with strong nationalist agendas squaring off like this could go bad…

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Two nations and peoples that have had centuries of grievances about how they've been treated and disrespected, armed with nuclear weapons.

What could go wrong?

Pass the popcorn, and queue the battle footage.

I'll sit back and watch this one from the sidelines, and doubt it'll go nuclear, but that does add a bit of tension to make things interesting.

China and India move troops as border tensions escalate

"Thousands of Chinese troops reportedly move into sensitive areas along Himalayan frontier

Tensions between China and India over their Himalayan border have escalated, with China accused of moving thousands of troops into disputed territory and expanding a military airbase in the region…"

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""China is committed to safeguarding the security of its national territorial sovereignty, as well as safeguarding peace and stability in the China-India border areas," a Chinese foreign ministry statement said".

From empirical observations of late, it seems the Chinese are committed to "safeguarding" their own territory, AND that of others they've taken as well, through military force, lies, and bluster, like in Tibet, the South China Sea, and other regions.