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| India-Pakistan |
| Alarm over Chinese incursion |
| 2005-12-28 |
| EFL The Chinese are in Bhutan â its soldiers are building roads and bridges deep inside the country and setting off alarms in both Thimphu and Delhi. Over 200 Chinese soldiers crossed into Bhutan in mid-November and since then, the relations between the two countries have been on the edge. On November 13, the Chinese soldiers entered the countryâs northern districts, including Paro, and marched 20 km inland, claiming that they had been forced by melting glaciers and heavy snowfall in Tibet to breach the border. But they also went on to infiltrate remote places like Haa, Boomtang and Wangdi Phudrang, which have no human habitation. The Chinese have built pucca bridges in Paro and Haa districts, prompting concern among the peopleâs representatives from Paro, Haa, Laya, Lunana, Zhemgang and Thimphu. âThey told the Bhutanese that they were over-reacting and that the roads were being built as part of the economic development programmes for western China,â an Indian intelligence officer said. âIndia and Bhutan enjoy a special relationship, and the current developments have come as a matter of serious concern for India,â the official added. |
| Posted by:Yosemite Sam |
| #6 IIRC Road building preceded the invasion of Tibet. |
| Posted by: Flaimble Snoluter5515 2005-12-28 20:43 |
| #5 "...the roads were being built as part of the economic development programmes for western China..." Welcome to New Western China. |
| Posted by: Darrell 2005-12-28 16:22 |
| #4 Rumor has it the Ruler is stepping down at the end of the year. Wonder if China is looking to influence and destabilize. Haven't read the Kuensel lately. But it's time for some joint military excersizes with Dehli and Thimphu. |
| Posted by: Rightwing 2005-12-28 16:17 |
| #3 I heard that Mohammand himself farted in Bhutan once in a drug-induced 'holy' vision. So the entire region must be the 13,234th holiest place in Islam or something and must be returned! If only to respect the Islamic culture..... |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2005-12-28 15:23 |
| #2 Oh but surely some son of Allan has bled one drop on Bhutanese soil... thus surely it must return to the Caliphate... |
| Posted by: Seafarious 2005-12-28 14:42 |
| #1 Sometime in the last five thousand years, some representative of the Chinese Emperor took a crap in Bhutan.. it is therefore Chinese territory and will soon return to the motherland... |
| Posted by: john 2005-12-28 13:45 |