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Chris Devonshire-Ellis: Controversial Chinese Essay Creates Uproar
08.16.2009 –
The Indian government has been forced to step into the furor caused by a quasi government-backed Chinese website that has called for the dismemberment of India to protect Chinese interests in the region by issuing statements saying it’s relations with Beijing were peaceful.
The offensive article posted on China International Strategy Net was entitled “China can Dismember the so-called Indian Union with One Little Move” and described how China views India as a regional and global competitor. It then goes on to suggest the deliberate removal of India as a power by instigating support for Indian separatist movements to bring about a collapse of the state.
India would then revert to a collection of 20 to 30 sovereign states, somewhat akin to the old, pre-British system of regional ruling maharajas.
The article was written under the pseudonym Zhanlue. The website itself is managed by Kang Lingyi, who hacked into U.S. government websites following the bombing of the Chinese Embassy in Belgrade in 1999, according to The Financial Times. Sites such as his are encouraged by the government in order to fuel nationalistic support although they are not considered official mouthpieces.
India has faced separatist movement for decades, in Kashmir, with Pakistan insurgents said to have been long financed by China, and in Arunachal Pradesh, which China considers to be part of Tibet. China blocked an Asian Development Bank loan to India for infrastructure projects in the region earlier this year.
The article comments “there cannot be two suns in the sky. China and India cannot really deal with each other harmoniously.” According to DS Rajan, the article is seen in India as an attempt by China to speak with two voices. Rajan, director of the Chennai Center for Chinese Studies told The Financial Times that China’s “diplomatic interlocutors have always shown understanding during their dealings with their Indian counterparts, but its selected media is pouring venom on India in their reporting.”
The Indian government statement said that the article was “an individual’s opinion” and “does not accord with the officially stated position of China on India-China relations.”
The essay has appeared at a time when Chinese media and certain government factions are known to have been acting in manners not officially endorsed. The Australian government has had to request that Beijing, “reign in its diplomats,” after several of them actively took part in protests against the Melbourne Film Festival which included a film depicting the life of exiled Uighur leader Rebiya Kadeer was due to be shown.
After organizers rejected a request from the Chinese Embassy in Canberra not to show the film, hackers shut down the organizer’s website, disabled the online booking section and posted pictures of decapitated kangaroos on the domain. Film festival organizers also received threatening phone calls.
Clearly, elements of Chinese society both home and abroad are getting out of hand in their nationalistic fervor. It will be interesting to see how far Beijing wishes to go to reign in these disturbing social actions towards other nations.
This article was written by Chris Devonshire-Ellis for 2point6billion.com. Chris Devonshire-Ellis is the founder of the foreign direct investment firm, Dezan Shira & Associates, which maintains a law firm in Saigon, Beijing and many other cities across Asia.
They also provide accountants in Beijing, Shanghai and many other cities in China, India and Vietnam.
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