Contextes de border pour le sens concret
While the world’s giants wage their battles in the international arena
– first India vs. China over borders, now Google Vs. China over the
internet – far up in the Himalayas, tiny Bhutan (with a population of
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On 14^th January Bhutan wrapped up the 19^th round of border talks with
the People’s Republic of China. According to the talks the two
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But the Chinese Government’s actions on Bhutan’s northern borders have
hardly been ‘cordial' or ‘most friendly'. Between 2008 and 2009 several
border intrusions by Chinese soldiers deep inside Bhutanese territory
were reported.
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Tamerlane, a non-Bhutanese blogger, pointed out why the Chinese were
interested in claiming these border regions:
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“There are two views in India on the border problems between Bhutan
and China. One view is that Bhutan’s border problem will be settled
once the border dispute between India and China is resolved. The
other view is that once Bhutan is weaned away from India, the
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and RBA, China will continue to tease and bully Bhutan and its
border outpost personnel. This is the China that is supposed to rise
‘peacefully'!”
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pre-Chinese occupation. But after 1960 Bhutan sealed all its northern
borders. Today Bhutan has no diplomatic relations with China but
according to the assistant minister of the ministry of Foreign Affairs,
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But just how friendly these neighbors are, is yet to be seen as the
border issues remain unresolved and talks continue. Last year in March,
when Canadian researchers uncovered a vast spy system that looted