Did Jaishankar’s long story of China mean Mao’s 5 fingers…this secret of the dragon will force you to think

New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar recently said in America that our relations with China have a long story. However, in short, we had agreements to maintain peace and stability on the border, China has violated those agreements. Let us understand what Jaishankar’s long story is about China. We also know what agreements were made, which China has always been violating. Defense and Strategic Affairs Analyst tries to understand every move of China through Lieutenant Colonel (Retd) JS Sodhi and his/her book China’s War Clouds: The Great Chinese Checkmate.

When Mao said, take the palm and 5 fingers

According to Defense Analyst Lt. Col. (R) JS Sodhi, relations between India and China had been good for centuries. In 1949, when the civil war in China ended and China emerged as a new nation, a part of it, Taiwan, separated from it. After this, India-China relations started turning sour. This sourness came because in 1949, the founding leader of the Republic of China, Mao Zedong i.e. Mao Zedong said that the palm and 5 fingers should be captured by China. The palm meant Tibet and the 5 fingers meant Ladakh, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Nepal and Bhutan. From here, China’s policy towards its neighbors kept changing.
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China ready for war after Dalai Lama takes refuge

JS Sodhi explains that after Mao’s nefarious intentions became apparent, China illegally occupied Tibet in 1950. Relations between India and China deteriorated further when the Dalai Lama fled Tibet in 1959 and took refuge in India. These relations deteriorated so much that in 1962, China treacherously attacked India and there was a war between the two countries.
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Do you know about India-China war of 1967?

The Nathula and Chola conflict took place in 1967, also known as the Sino-Indian War of 1967 or the Sino-Indian War of 1967. This conflict was a series of border clashes between China and India along the border of Sikkim in the Himalayan region. The Nathula conflict began on 11 September 1967, when China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) attacked Indian posts in Nathula and the conflict continued till 15 September 1967. Another military duel took place at Chola in October 1967, which ended the same day.

India had driven out Chinese soldiers

It is believed that at that time India gained a decisive strategic advantage and managed to hold its ground against the Chinese forces and push them back. Several PLA fortifications were destroyed in Nathula. There the Indian soldiers drove back the attacking Chinese army. 340 Chinese soldiers were killed in Nathula. At the same time, 88 Indian soldiers lost their lives in Chola. When the Chinese army attacked with machine guns, the Indian soldiers responded with cannons.

What was that agreement, which Jaishankar hinted at?

According to JS Sodhi’s book China’s War Clouds: The Great Chinese Checkmate, in 1993, Border Peace & Tranquility Agreement, 1993 was signed between India and China, in which it was decided that the soldiers of both the countries would patrol the border and before patrolling a- Will inform others about this. Peace prevailed on both sides till 2017. But, everything changed in 2017. At that time China increased its military activities in Doklam area. With this aggressive action, China made a huge movement of its troops. This action was directed from China’s theater command.

Being directed by China’s Army Theater Command

China created several new theater commands in 2015. Chinese forces started taking aggressive action on the borders as per the theater command. he/she created areas of controversy in many new places. In 2020, he/she sent his/her army to Galwan Valley, in which there was a lot of clash with Indian soldiers. From then till today relations between India and China have never been normal.

Are India and China moving towards another war?

According to JS Sodhi, on February 5, 2024, America’s government agency Directorate of National Intelligence of America has told that the way the tension between India and China is increasing, they are gradually moving towards war.

China’s strategy to attack India in 2035

According to the book China’s War Clouds: The Great Chinese Checkmate, China’s official newspaper Wien Weipo published from Hong Kong says that there will be three wars in the next 11 years i.e. by 2035. The first war among these is to be with Taiwan in 2027. At that time China will attack Taiwan. The second attack will take place in 2029 on the Spratly Islands located in the South China Sea, which is surrounded by Vietnam, Philippines, Malaysia. This island is considered very strategically important. Apart from this, China and Pakistan together will attack India in 2035. This is going to be a two front war, under which China will wage war on the Arunachal Pradesh border and Pakistan will fight in Jammu and Kashmir.

China has its eyes on Shaksgam valley also, has already claimed

Defense and Strategic Affairs Analyst Lt. Col. (Retd) JS Sodhi says that Dragon is now adopting a dual strategy through the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor. Firstly, it is strengthening itself economically and secondly, it is preparing to tighten the noose on countries like India. In a way, he/she is preparing himself for the future war. From Shaksgam Valley, China wants to reach Pakistan’s Gwadar port and reach Central Asia through Afghanistan. he/she has also claimed this valley.
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Aksai Chin was not on the map of China till 100 years ago

Sujan R Chinoy, author of ‘The Forgotten Fact of China Occupied Kashmir’, writes that China had started establishing its presence in the Karakoram area since the 1750s. At that time, Qian Long was the fourth king of the Qing Empire in China. China had then claimed that the eastern part of the Karakoram Pass passing through the Kunlun Range adjacent to the Pamir Plateau had been incorporated by the Manchau Empire in 1759 itself. In the historical map of China of that time, only the lower part of Yarkand and the rivers originating from Shaksgam were shown. Before 1890, China made no claims to the Shaksgam Valley, nor was Aksai Chin shown as part of Xinjiang province.

Chinese PM claimed the area by writing a letter to Nehru

With the Karakoram Tract Agreement signed with Pakistan on March 02, 1963, China captured Raskam and also started claiming the Shaksgam area. On January 23, 1959, Chinese Prime Minister Zhou Enlai, in a letter to the then Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, talked about his/her claim in the Frontiers area of ​​Jammu and Kashmir. In 1953, Chinese forces started infiltrating from the eastern Hunza area.

Jinping’s CPEC project is a big dream

One reason behind the continuous attacks by Pakistan-backed terrorists in Jammu instead of the valley is China’s economic corridor which is passing through PoJK. China has already invested US$65 billion in the CPEC (China-Pakistan Economic Corridor) project. The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor is an ambitious plan of Chinese President Xi Jinping, which was launched in 2013. India has been opposing this project because PoJK is an integral part of India.