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Visit of Chinese President to India: Economic

Collaboration at the Backdrop of Military

Impasse ntroduction

PM Modi referred to the two day historic visit of the Chinese President

Xi Jinping on 17-18 Septemer !"1# as I$C% &India- China' towards

MI()S &Mi**ennium of )+ceptiona* Synergy', he Chinese de*egation

was accompanied y 1./ Chinese C)0s c*ear*y indicating a genuine

desire of economic co**aoration,

India needs to catch up with its main competitor in economic growth

and deve*opment to rea*ise its dream of ecoming a regiona* power, It

is an undisputa*e fact that from economic parity in 128" China3s

growth has outstripped India y four times,

4n e+amp*e to 5ustify the aove statement is that since independence

i,e, 12#7 India has *aid 68"" mi*es of rai*way trac whi*e China has

added 87"" mi*es of trac from !""6 and !"11 a*one and is

continuous*y improving its infrastructure and connectivity within andwith the neighouring countries *ie $epa* and Myanmar,

China very we** understands that to give a oost to its economy that

has s*owed down since !"1! trade co**aoration with India is

mandatory, China3s trade with India during !"1. was 7" i**ion which

maes China its *argest trading partner, he trade deficit etween

India and China is #" i**ion in favour of China i,e, China e+ports more

and imports *ess from India,

4 tota* of 1! agreements were signed etween the two nations at the

acdrop of a mi*itary standoff in the Chumar and emchu sector of

(adah,

9easons for Standoff



he term :(4C3 gained *ega* recognition after the Sino-India order

agreements signed in 122. and in 1226, he 1226 agreement states

that no activity sha** overstep the (ine of 4ctua* Contro*,

Simi*ar standoff as the one present*y going on happened in !"1. in

the area ." m south east of au*at ;eg 0*di, It was reso*ved and

troops from oth sides withdrew at the cost of India agreeing to

destroy some mi*itary structures a*ong !/" m stretch near Chumar

which Chinese perceived to e threatening, In 0ctoer !"1. oth sides

signed a ;order efence Cooperation 4greement to ensure that order

patro**ing does not esca*ate into a mi*itary conf*ict,

Chumar is an area .""m northeast of (eh ordering %imacha*

Pradesh, China has since *ong een trying to reduce India3s dominance

in the area, %owever each time swift response and an offensive <

defensive posture adopted y Indian troops thwarted Chinese

intrusion,

In the present scenario China commenced construction wor of a

road which as per the order understanding of !""/ shou*d have

een intimated to India, Indian troops rushed to the site to stop the

construction wor, Meanwhi*e China a*so ca**ed for reinforcement and

at present 1""" strong Chinese force is sitting / ms into India

territory in eye a** to eye a** contact with Indian troops,

8emchu7 is the area where (4C ends and I; starts and a*so the area

where Indus 9iver enters into India from China, It was perhaps a

diversionary tactics p*ayed y the Chinese y concurrent*y o5ecting

to the constructing of an irrigation cana* y India at emchu aout

8" ms from the Chumar site of confrontation, hey dispatched do=ens

of civi*ians and nomads to o5ect and who pitched tents on the Indian

side of the (4C, So it is more of an impasse etween the *oca*

civi*ians of oth sides in this area,

mportant ;i*atera* ssues 8iscussed and 4greements Signed

8uring the >isit



In the schedu*ed 2" min discussion that actua**y *asted for 1/" min

etween the Chinese President and Indian PM the fo**owing were the

ma5or high*ights?

a. :rade and )conomic Cooperation 4greement3 was signed to

improve trade a*ance and give greater access and opportunities

to Indian companies especia**y Pharma and 4gro industry in

China,

b. China has agreed to invest @!" i**ion in manufacturing and

infrastructure deve*opment pro5ects in India over the ne+t /

years,

c. wo Industria* Pars wi** e set up y China in India one in

Au5arat and another one in Maharashtra,

d. China a*so signed a sister city pact etween Auang=hou in China

and 4hmadaad and etween Mumai and Shanghai,

e. Bor p*an on drug admnistration *ie cooperation in the fie*d of

drug standards traditiona* medicines and drug testing,

f. Cooperation on trans order economic crimes and custom

offences,

g. Improving the 9ai*way sector y redeve*opment of rai*way

stations and high speed rai*ways,

h. China has accorded permission to reopen route from Siim via

$athu *a Pass to Mansarovar for pi*grimage,

i. iscussion on China3s visa po*icy &9esidents of 4runacha*

Pradesh and JD are eing given stap*ed visa y China as it

refers to these states as disputed territories' and trans-order9ivers *ie Indus and ;rahmaputra,

j. Joint peacefu* e+p*oration of outter space y IS90 and ChinaEs

$ationa* Space 4dmnisration Cooperation and 9 of sate**ites,



k. Fina**y order issue was raised and oth sides agreed to wor

towards proper de*ineation of the (4C and I; to avoid

confrontation,

n order to read more aout the history of ndo-China re*ations1

the reasons for its freGuent order incursions and what shou*d e

ndia3s response to it1 p*ease read my previous *og on the

su5ect y c*ic7ing this *in7? http?HHwww,o*ivegreens,inHour-

*ogHreasons-for-china-s-freGuent-oder-intrusions-options-for-

indian-response

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