US’ National Security Adviser has said that China has “attempted to seize” control of the Line of Actual Control (LAC) with India “by force” as part of its territorial aggression, stressing that time has come to accept that dialogue and agreements will not persuade Beijing to change.
US’ National Security Adviser has said that China has “attempted to seize” control of the Line of Actual Control (LAC) with India “by force” as part of its territorial aggression, stressing that time has come to accept that dialogue and agreements will not persuade Beijing to change.
India and China are in a stand-off with each other for over 5 months n eastern Ladakh that has significantly strained relations between New Delhi and Beijing. Despite talks being held at every possible military level as well as diplomatic level, the conflict doesn’t’ seem to subside soon.
“Chinese Communist Party’s territorial aggression is also apparent on its Indian border where China has attempted to seize control of the Line of Actual Control by force,” Robert O’Brien, the National Security Adviser of the US said in a remark on China early this week in Utah.
Mr O’Brien also said that China’s territorial aggression is also true in the Taiwan Strait where the PLA (People’s Liberation Army) Navy and Air Force continue to conduct threatening military drills.
“Beijing’s signature international development programme, One Belt One Road (OBOR), involves impoverished companies taking on opaque and unsustainable Chinese loans to pay Chinese firms employing Chinese labourers to build their infrastructure,” he said.
The US National Security Adviser said that many of these projects are unnecessary, shoddily built and are “white elephants”.
“And now these countries’ dependence on the Chinese debt leaves their sovereignty eroded and with no choice but to hue to the party’s line on UN votes or any other issue that the Chinese Communist Party considers a red line.”
“The time has come to accept that dialogue and agreements will not persuade or compel the People’s Republic of China to change. There’s nothing to be gained from looking the other way or turning the other cheek. We’ve been doing that for far too long,” he added.
He also stressed that S must stand up to the Chinese and protect the American people.
“We must promote American prosperity, practice peace through strength and advance American influence in the world,” the NSA said, adding that the Trump administration has adopted a competitive approach to China.
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