Why China’s Land Grab in Bhutan Threatens India | WSJ

China is building villages, roads and military infrastructure on the territory of the Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan, threatening its regional rival, India. Bhutan, historically an ally of India, is strategically important for both of its powerful neighbors.
WSJ explains how China's land grab in northern Bhutan could pose a threat to India's security.
Chapters:
0:00 New satellite images
0:53 Bhutan’s strategic location
2:01 What China builds in Bhutan
3:33 India’s concerns
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[@renkylo2179]

The Jew Street Journal will never report on how Israhell is expanding AND OCCUPYING Into PALESTINE So Aggressively

[@findinglang2003]

can you tell the audiences what is your purpose and why you care China more than your own country USA? or you are just the so called western media who always make fake news? mind your own country's business first! your country is in a big mess now

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Based. They would have ended up in prison for telling the truth.

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WSJ is funded by CIA all US media the like CNN Reuters Bloomberg cnbc are getting money from CIA

[@LivingLonger]

Ever since it was founded in 1983, the NED has been a tool for the US to safeguard its hegemony around the world. Whenever the US has a problem with some country or region, the NED is always there to find problems with its "democracy".

[@oldsteamguy]

when the neighbouring country randomly starts building villages on your land.......

[@carkawalakhatulistiwa]

The reason why China can claim it is because no one lives on that part of the mountain

[@gingerbread_GB]

Except China claim those land too.

[@D33PEST-F33L]

It should be noted that this ridiculous boundary, which is incomprehensible, was left by the British in order to use regional disputes to achieve their continental balance-of-power strategy in relation to British geopolitical tactics.

[@user-jt3dw6vv4x]

@@gingerbread_GB They don't own it though. They claim it but it's under the jurisdiction of the Bhutanese government. So yes what the OP said is correct because it is legally Bhutanese land.

[@theonlycaulfield]

​@@gingerbread_GBDoean't matter. It is internationally recognized as Bhutan's land.

[@jghall00]

Will China claim the moon when it lands there?

[@michaellanoue9156]

Yes. They play Go while others play chess. Occupying territory confers power. This is what they do.

[@liongjiahwong5478]

Western narrative.

[@sahilsingh6048]

Well china actually claimed

[@user-mo2vr3os9b]

yes

[@lyttlebee]

That i'm not sure, but the westerners landed in the Americas hundreds years ago, and claimed the indian's lands theirs. That's a fact!

[@agriffino]

"Gatekeep. Gaslight. Girlboss." - old Chinese proverb

[@vishalgautamm]

You mean old American proverb

[@jaclrossrick6327]

Tell me how hawaii and california was stolen by usa again?

[@agriffino]

@@vishalgautamm it's "Live, laugh, love. Thank u, next."

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​@@agriffino keep typing where World have seen of America's hegemony and aggression

[@DCresident123]

oh the irony

[@aKenheart]

Oh yeah, same story with the Philippines, first they built their so called "fisherman shelter" and then they reclaim the shoal then started to own the place.

[@Mk19-xc9bm]

You mean what china is actually doing right now

[@zkh173]

@@Mk19-xc9bm didn't Philippines occupy the island first after a typhoon??

[@cheesepowder2204]

@@zkh173 didnt china build military bases inside the philippine's EEZ?

[@theodore23sanchez]

@@user-xz7mw2kn1c Those US military bases have the permission of the Philippine government and it's people. Meanwhile, China occupied those islands without the permission of the Philippines. Those two events are not equivalent whatsoever.

[@designengrwafu5310]

​@@zkh173it was ours, China doesnt belong in the South East Asian Region

[@qpwo8]

someone please save bhutan they are a beautiful country and dont deserve this

[@zen4men]

I agree

[@frozenhanren4928]

Bhutan is an ALLY of China

[@PapiDey-dv4gw]

India says attacking Bhutan will be considered attacking India. We will not let them enter Doklam.

[@donkeykong516]

Bhutan saves itself by working with China

[@Slydime917]

If they can't see what China is trying to do and taking no action, then it's natural selection at this point. It's the same strategy Russia uses - salami tactics

[@bryannantrax110]

the indians better move up there quick before china becomes a bigger issue for them lol

[@Kevin-fq3zh]

they are too busy building temples and going after peacefuls in their own country to realise what’s happening

[@recon17]

have you banned tik tok yet?

[@Superpooper-2020]

We indians have learned our lesson in 1962. We dont want to lose another aksai chin. We surrender ✋🏿🤚🏿

[@sleepingduty2987]

@@Superpooper-2020 nice try winne the pooh bot

[@cosmos6873]

​@@Superpooper-2020 Chinese learned their lesson in 1967 nathu la and from their friend Pakistan in 1971 in Bangladesh to surrender very quickly .

[@MS-ty8eq]

Never ever trust them. Never

[@jacobl5488]

Thats true. Never trust the browns.

[@mohakjain5802]

@@jacobl5488 That's such a racist remark.

[@jinlee2617]

As a Nepali, you don't know but India is not better in land grabbing and stealing to political interference in Nepal.

[@swapneelbehera260]

With a name like jin Lee you say you are nepali😂😂.​@@jinlee2617

[@kaimanyu586]

150 nations have joined China's BRI, cry more buddy....😂🤣

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Chinese paid keyboard warriors trying to damage control 😂

[@spy_on_the_web]

Just like you have been paid 😂

[@tresphorempundu3185]

You are dealing with another sovereign nation, Bhutan is of course close to India and their are geopolitical challenges to their ambitions. But the decision to build anything on Bhutan soil remains entirely on the government. We can talk about it, have various assumptions regarding these settlements. But it's the government of Bhutan that have the last word.

[@TomNook.]

When any opinion outside the established narrative is a bot, do you really have freedom of thought 🤔

[@ylstorage7085]

good thing that the Chinese don't have access to youtube, otherwise comment sections will be drowned...

[@rahl169]

@@spy_on_the_web 五毛党

[@A.d.O.n]

CHINA claiming all 🤣🤣🤣

[@humbleindian6303]

India can reach Beijing through Arunachal , CCPs pressure point is Arunachal , thats why it claims Arunachal

[@user-343-8fx]

Tyrants will be defeated when the human race come together.

[@calmbeast1329]

​@@humbleindian6303not in a million years😂

[@humbleindian6303]

@@calmbeast1329 do you know the length of indian missiles , from arunachal beijing is just 2000km our mid range missiles will reach beijing in minutes , all the industrial towns are within reach of arunachal pradesh, that is why beijing is nervous about arunachal pradesh, they already lost tawang in 1967

[@luise5419]

​@@humbleindian6303 well India has no record of attacking any country first. Unless china doesn't do their usual shenanigans they shouldn't worry about any missiles🤷‍♂️

[@oreo753]

China's greed is on a different level. You'd think being one of the biggest country in the world will make them satisfied 😢

[@John_Smith_86]

Not yet the biggest. More room to grow yet from expanding

[@athena5566]

Yes they’ re also doing the same in the philippines

[@kendysanchez4216]

Didn't stop Putin. But what do I know.

[@TomNook.]

Factually incorrect, and easily comparable. USA has similar landmass to China, at a quarter of the Chinese population. Yet they have several thousand (yes really) more military outposts around the world than china.

[@John_Smith_86]

@@athena5566 Philippines is different. It is not a normal country. Even though China is still the bully, nonetheless

[@soumilroy]

Winnie the pooh needs to chill.

[@torelloBank]

USA needs to chill.

[@cathie3874]

USA needs to chill. Just leave Asia and stop messing up with Asia affairs. The world will be quiet. Bhutan has nothing to do with the US. Just go away.

[@paulsteaven]

​@@cathie3874 the same way they're kicked out of Clark and Subic, then China built artificial islands inside Philippines' EEZ years later.

[@QuakerOats1620]

Wumao trolls need to chill

[@zkh173]

@@QuakerOats1620 what's that? can't find in urban dictionary

[@crytp0crux]

I plan to publish an Encyclopedia of Chinese Border Disputes and Claims if only I can get it down to 84 beautiful terabytes.

[@rap3208]

The only BORDER DISPUTE it has left is india and bhutan. It would have settled with Bhutan if India does not take care of its foreign policy. China settled with Russia, Mongolia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Myanmar, North Korea, Nepal, and Tajikistan. You encyclopedia wouldn't eve fill up a single page.

[@johnjessie3083]

Bhutanese stand up ⬆️✊🏻✊🏻✊🏻

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Native Americans stand up 😂😂

[@LBLbLbbbb]

@@kurtisbanner3965stop the whataboutism 😭. Classic Chinese bot response

[@troy5094]

​@@LBLbLbbbbfunny how there's no Bhutanese in the comment section

[@GD-L80]

However, India should make its voice heard more in those areas. In my neck of the woods they say appetite comes with eating. I would not want China to encroach too much in those areas. I prefer Bhutan protected by India than under Chinese control.

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chineese bots are activated very fast

[@freeworld88888]

troll dud here

[@yogadarmawan3051]

More like americans always roasting their own country

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but not faster than Indian ones.

[@wingzwonder]

china no. 1

[@TomNook.]

What's interesting is that the "Chinese bots lol" comments both have EXACTLY the same number of likes 🤔

[@Cal_440]

China borders 14 countries and have border disputes with 17 countries (both land and sea) 😂

[@rap3208]

Nah! Cure your ignorance and do a little research. The chinese have all settled its border disputes with all of the abutting nations except India and Bhutan, because India is a recalcitrant child and India holds the foreign policy of Bhutan. Nevertheless, Bhutan and China have a mutual understanding that is why they don't have any trouble.

[@ckush928]

@@rap3208 China is acting like a baby since 1962, throwing tantrums over desert lands just because tibetans don't want to be friends with them.

[@xbender521]

A fake news creator, the most ignorant bias I've ever heard.

[@ckush928]

​@@rap3208 Reason for that is China has been acting like a baby since 1962, throwing tantrums just because the Tibetans don't want to be friends with them.

[@ckush928]

@@rap3208 ​ Reason for that is Chin has been acting like a baby since 1962, throwing tantrums just because the their own province don't want to be friends with them.

[@ProximaCentauri88]

Now I understand why India is supporting Southeast Asia esp. the Philippines when it comes to dealing with China's territorial agression.

[@georgesibley7152]

India is blackmailing Bhutan by threatening to cut off its energy supply. India is the country that has made incursions into Nepal. But I suppose that is ok.

[@davidgreer8385]

But India is BRICS.

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Chinese bots in full swing 😂

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Seems like the bots took the day 😂😂😂

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CIA liking machines on full power

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Says the 100 SPAMBOTS saying the same thing.

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CIA bots in full swing😂

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​@@torelloBank Wumao bots in full swing

[@marcomarc151]

Human greed at its finest

[@sonamtobden8375]

Those heartless Chinese don't have the right to claim over the Bhutanese territory.Bhutan will never be under them. One day or the other every Chinese citizen will bear the suffering of what they had caused to other. Remember there's no one who escape from cause and effect. It's time for govt to take action.

[@AndreaDoesYoga]

It's alarming how fast China is expanding 🌏

[@ronzac55]

as it should i think. India must expand too. Western hegemony in international matter is too high

[@user-xj5fq3wc2m]

its literally the slowest in 300 centuries

[@Userandmad]

India was fighting on behalf of bhutan in doklam plateu so... Dont think bhutan is small country India's iranclad support for bhutan is what we stand for freedom and integrity

[@user-xj5fq3wc2m]

@@Userandmad Remember what India did to Nepal?

[@downtomars6268]

@@Userandmad that is not what the Indian troop captain said, he said India crossed into Chinese border side to cut off any access to the Chicken's neck, nothing to do with Bhutan. Indian media say it was helping but Bhutan did not say India was helping.

[@aronestrada-go3hk]

No one likes the old borders drawn by the British. The British drew the worst borders for everyone, i.e.: Pakistan, Bangladesh, Ukraine, Syria, Taiwan, Iraq, Palestine, etc, etc.

[@midcent73b]

Countries need to coordinate efforts to counter China's expansionist aggression.

[@diptanusarkar5222]

Arunachal pradesh is integral part of India 🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳

[@dungna5424]

It's integral part of China

[@mrboyz536]

China give u it as beg

[@rajatdani619]

Ys, ofcourse.. Jai Hind.❤

[@jimmylam9846]

Silly....Tibetan department had been collecting taxes in this area up to Assam border....Go check archives in Murthy library in Delhi.

[@amateur_football9751]

You will have to show real military strength, China is not impressed or disuades by Modi's speeches or rhetoric.

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Tiananmen Square and winnie the pooh

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this triggers the bot

[@BlinkShadow]

@@roguetrader33 meanwhile US is cracking down on anti-Israel protests lol Keep your hyprocrisy, both US and China can defenitely play the same game

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@@BlinkShadow US: Cracking down China: Gunning down NOT THE SAME

[@roguetrader33]

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[@temper44]

It's interesting to see a British expert explain the land disputes around Asia. They have some great insights, considering the British were the ones who drew up these borders on a whim 150 years ago.

[@TDurden527]

It is impressive the number of places around the world that are in conflict now with borders that England created.

[@stephenkolostyak4087]

@@TDurden527 not as impressive as how many commie apologists blame the U.S. for what the British created conditions for.

[@alexmalt]

Exhausting.

[@Admiral-General_Aladeen]

Who cares? Im not British but do we always want to be stuck in the past? What does it matter what happend back then? Why don't we go back a couple of hundred years more when china invaded the place? Is that how we resolve the conflicts of today by going back further and further and saying "i can't belive this country would do what basically every other country did throughout history"?

[@JeanLooksPicard]

@@TDurden527 It’s as if any of these conflicts didn’t exist in the prior borders before the British. The conflicts are made much more prominent because of technological and societal advancement and have nothing to do with any borders the British drew. This issue would likely exist regardless and it’s due to an imbalance of power and ideology between an incumbent power and its growing rival neighbour.

[@user-kv2mj8lq3x]

Today is Wednesday, keyword: threatens (Monday, Wednesday, Friday)

[@kaleeysmith8801]

why is ameriKKKa so aggressively trying to control the nations of the world?

[@simondan4668]

I thought the Bhutan government stated that China has not taken their territory and it was India who raised the question.

[@eriksonyw]

Yup. & India didn't even raise any question. The vid clearly said towards the end that India didn't want to comment on foreign affairs between Bhutan and China.

[@wretfsfvd]

India didn't even comment on that, it was some youtuber news channels(10k-20k subscriber), who made report on that and WSJ post this video that Indian media is posting about that, it means Indian gov have problem

[@snowlee-ml7rr]

In 1975, Sikkim was annexed by India. Bhutan, as a neighboring country, is not stupid. The Bhutan are a country established by Tibetans after migration. Bhutan and Tibet have the same culture and ethnicity. Bhutan is very different from India, both in culture and ethnicity. Bhutan's diplomacy and military are controlled by India. The British Empire left Bhutan, but Bhutan have to meet the Indians who have no bottom line. The key is that the per capita GDP of Tibet is five more times that of India. As a result, Indians covet the land of Tibet every day and say that they want to liberate Tibet. In the eyes of other countries, it is similar to North Korea saying that it wants to rescue Americans out of poverty.

[@user-qx9bt9tr6t]

@@snowlee-ml7rr Sikkim monarch rebels voted to join India. The fact that you post such blatant misinformation shows that you have an agenda. China annexed Tibet by invading it and the Dalai Lama became a refugee in India. Now China is building villages in Bhutan, spraying water cannons at the Phillipines and always threatening to attack Taiwan. Everyone knows who the bully is. Go check Wikipedia and all these facts online for verification. India has received Tibetans with open arms because Tibetans have fled excess authoritarianism and cultural attacks by the communist Chinese governement. And also, Bhutan does not have an active military.

[@SurajMandal-lj6hc]

​@@snowlee-ml7rr lol the Sikkim parliament himself sign on the proposal of annexation with India.

[@ga8466]

chineese bots be crazy

[@snehamathew8044]

I love WSJ, my favorite KZbin channel ❤

[@Gemarica]

What about China’s new base in Sihanoukville, a port city in Cambodia on the Gulf of Thailand? China is everywhere.

[@knoraziel]

China? last time I check it was another country that have military bases around the world

[@MithunOnTheNet]

Hun Sen (Cambodia's dictator/leader), is former Khmer Rouge... which was backed by China. He relies on China's backing. Cambodia is basically a vassal state of China at this point. CCP can get what it wants from Hun Sen.

[@brandon-tech]

Us military base is everywhere

[@deanzaZZR]

Global trading superpowers build navy bases to protect sea lanes. See Portuguese, Dutch, British and American history.

[@DukeLM]

It may be a few decades before China can match the US

[@PomegranateChocolate]

We cannot talk about Bhutan without talking about Sikkim. Like Bhutan, Sikkim was an independent Himalayan Buddhist kingdom many hundreds of years old and a neighbor of China. Sikkim was briefly overrun by the Nepalese Gorkhas during the 18th century. The Sikkim king fled to China and asked for help. The then Qianlong emperor dispatched an expedition force to Sikkim and expelled the Gorkhas and restored Sikkim's sovereignty and independence. Sikkim was left unmolested for the rest of its history until it was gobbled up by the artificial country India in 1975. Chinese of older generations were taught that Sikkim was one of China's neighbors. Even student in Taiwan (Republic of China) were taught Sikkim was one of China's neighbors until a couple of decades ago. Bhutan is very similar to Sikkim in terms of ethnicity, language, religion and culture and history, only that it is bigger. Bhutan is in a precarious situation right now because it is the next low hanging fruit in India's expansionism and is currently militarily occupied by India. The reason I wrote this here is to educate the people in the world what is going on in that part of the world and stop indulging India, a country that is up to no good.

[@Kavino]

India is useful to the west so the media doesn't talk about India's expansionism AT ALL.

[@TAUNDER.]

Why do you think Bhutan is occupied by Indian military. Bhutan doesn't have its military infrastructure India helps Bhutan to provide safety . India also include more than billion dollars aid from its budget to Bhutan it is highest among all the neighbours

[@PomegranateChocolate]

@@TAUNDER. Provide safety for what? Bhutan is a neighbor of China for many hundreds of years before the artificial country India even existed. Who was providing safety for Bhutan then? I am not going to mince words. The reason Bhutan is occupied by India militarily is because India has territorial design on Bhutan and the first step to gobble up Bhutan is to totally control it. This is the reason India is so allergic for Bhutan having diplomatic countries with most countries. Please do not lie. India is not providing billions of dollars aid to Bhutan. India debt trapped Bhutan for its infrastructure projects. I read from a Bhutanese India's interest rate to Bhutan is 10%, two and a half times the rate of international norm.

[@PomegranateChocolate]

@@TAUNDER. Provide safety for what? Bhutan is a neighbor of China for many hundreds of years before the artificial country India even existed. Who was providing safety for Bhutan then? I am not going to mince words. The reason Bhutan is occupied by India militarily is because India has territorial design on Bhutan and the first step to gobble up Bhutan is to totally control it. This is the reason India is so allergic for Bhutan having diplomatic countries with most countries. Please do not lie. India is not providing billions of dollars aid to Bhutan. India debt trapped Bhutan for its infrastructure projects. I read from a Bhutanese India's interest rate to Bhutan is 10%, two and a half times the rate of international norm.

[@barba928]

Sikkim is doing just fine now. Being one of "China's neighbors" is scary, if they weren't part of India, you would be using your 18th century obscure politics as justification to destroy their culture and take over

[@georgeloh8257]

Wow! the development looks like luxury bungalow houses being built, I hope to get one if can.

[@SteveVJones]

Also very nice new luxury bungalows on West Bank, maybe get one there too

[@hi9580]

China claims it owns those areas in ancient times.

[@user-lf4fx5cp7t]

chinese bots everywhere😆😆😆

[@aibuakyo9443]

我只能看到达利特们自嗨🤣

[@cathie3874]

cry about it.

[@Youdontshushh]

@@cathie3874 why would we cry, ur just chinese. HAHAHAHA, paper dragon

[@aibuakyo9443]

@@Youdontshushh India no.1

[@cathie3874]

@@Youdontshushh your country is failing. Cry about it

[@promahamedaxmed1274]

I suprise the chine Philosophy of capturing new lands of their neighbouring countries.

[@Kevin-fq3zh]

on chinese state run media the government constantly talks about “lost ancestral lands” in kazakhstan, tajikistan, india, outer mongolia, russia, etc. haha

[@stephenkolostyak4087]

Why? The entire history of China is filled with stealing whatever they could think to steal from neighbors.

[@Youdontshushh]

@@Kevin-fq3zh wth those lost ancestral lands, this is not qing dynasty. F*** lost ancestral lands, thats not justifiable to steal others country. That thing is expired, outdated and total BS if China would still believe in such fantasy.

[@user-rh7wk9dj9b]

@@Kevin-fq3zh Really? I only see Americans celebrating Thanksgiving and thanking the Indians for their land,lol~

[@Youdontshushh]

​@@user-rh7wk9dj9b how is that a response. Omg such mediocre being stated😂😂😂😂

[@Aritra_Tozo]

It's really not a funny mistake that China is taking what belongs to your country (Bhutan/India/Japan/Vietnam/South China Sea = East Asia Sea). Claiming Tibetan region, which was forcefully annexed by them. So no Claims has any basic requirement to fill the whole China is digging for the coffins of the future conflicts. India will stand with Bhutan and Bhutanese people will get the best version of Chinese love game no where before the disintegration of the Red colour (product).

[@LandgrabbingIndia]

Two out of the best 3 space agencies of the World (Russia/USA/China) said India did not land on Moon's South Pole. 1) NASA specifically said "The Chandrayaan-3 landing site is located about 600 kilometers from the Moon’s South Pole.". This is just another diplomatic way of saying India did not land on Moon's South Pole. If India had landed on on Moon's South Pole, NASA would have simply said that "The Chandrayaan-3 landing site is located at the Moon’s South Pole" instead of "The Chandrayaan-3 landing site is located about 600 KILOMETERS FROM the Moon’s South Pole. 2) Dr Ouyang Ziyuan, lauded as the father of China’s lunar exploration programme, told the Chinese-language Science Times newspaper that the Chandrayaan-3 landing site, at 69 degrees south latitude, was nowhere close to the pole, defined as between 88.5 and 90 degrees.

[@LandgrabbingIndia]

Few months ago, Indian bots were saying that Muizzu's "India Out" stance has backfired, implying that he will lose in the Maldives election of April 2024, on all social medias. Fast forward today, "Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu's party has won 71 of 93 seats in a landslide victory in parliamentary elections.".... LANDSLIDE VICTORY. Looks like winning 71 out of 93 seat is an indication that Muizzu's "India Out" stance has really "backfired"😆🤭😏

[@user-fj7tt7le2s]

We are also having problems with these land grabbing china. We understand & sympathize with Bhutan.

[@ayushbose599]

China may illegally occupy but Bhutan will never give up claim to that region🇮🇳❤️🇧🇹

[@bladeqmaster]

China 🇨🇳, they'll bring the world map and draw the dashes

[@degol5692]

I think that was the British.

[@Im-mono]

US simply: All Mine~

[@jayantrana7389]

Noo keep dreaming and coping 😂 USA should care about it's school first ​@@Im-mono

[@dhananjay_kumar_sheohar]

10yr old Chinese kid:- papa this whole world belongs to us.. Dad: how?? Kid:- i have seen world map in Chinese geography text book 📕 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@ShitSkinsIndian]

China detonated their first hydrogen bomb on midair, dated 17 June 1967 and prior to that, had done an atomic bomb detonation dated 16 October 1964.

[@legendliyopie1600]

Aye why is there a dash line in Arunchal what is WSJ trying to say

[@ChotenTshering-ou8hx]

Why Bhutan leader were silence when construction going on

[@thetreekeeper143]

Because they need development to get out of poverty. They don't want to be stuck in the dark ages.

[@CHL41993]

Because that is well within the line of control, the de fatco border. WSJ just doesn't like the fact that China-India border area is too peacful last year, so they feel like stiring it up a little bit.

[@duran9664]

Bhutan should merge with Nepal to be Butty & Nepals 🤷‍♀️

[@dtmt502]

Bhutan treated Nepalese refugees poorly

[@sanjiblimbu4661]

No, Thank you.

[@S1996V]

Nepal can't defend its territory from Chinese occupation so how can they defend Bhutan😅

[@prembhandari2876]

Nepal should merge with Bhutan

[@WuhanVirusFAKU]

Nepal is already a part of China.

[@peterchen1575]

Is not grabbing Bhutan but to protect them from the invasion from India. Just like four major towns in Nepal that were invaded by India, that's they were fighting lately in the border between Nepal and India.

[@soumengorai8346]

Whole Nepal🇳🇵🇳🇵 part of India🇮🇳your kalapani is part of India 🤣

[@user-qf7ud5de9h]

Well that is one way to avoid unfair trade tariffs

[@luishernandezblonde]

It seems to be a trend of China's massive militarisation. Almost every border of neighbours, even on the sea, Chinese military is rapidly militarising. The only neighbour it doesn't militarise... is Russia, but that wasn't a surprise given Russia's status as China's minor partner.

[@phoenix5054]

China is now making claims even on Russian territory. China is not a peaceful neighbor.

[@mohakjain5802]

but even China and Russia have some territorial disputes. I have no idea why China would want to make all their neighbors, enemies for no apparent reason for some little land.

[@luishernandezblonde]

@@mohakjain5802 Russia is too weak to do anything now, and even if Russia managed to somehow subjugate Ukraine into its realm, it could not stand against China's demands since Chinese troops are far more modern, more capable and more advanced than Russian army. Pakistan is China's long time ally, so no reason to militarise. The rest? Their territories were parts of the Chinese Empire at some point under various dynasties, such as the Han, Tang, Yuan and Qing. That's why China want them back.

[@plume89]

@@mohakjain5802to “make China great again” ,my country is on chauvinism mode

[@designengrwafu5310]

​@@luishernandezblondeRussia nuclear deterrence are for China 😂

[@NitzVision]

This is game of football ...you cant just defend whole field which just few players . You have to attack also . So indians or bhutanese need to grab chinese land in return because you cant put soldier on 1000km long border with china which is situation in high mpuntains

[@Sjalabais]

China has presence in many neighbouring -stan countries, too, essentially establishing a fuzzy border. Add their infrastructure projects and interests, and they hold a lot of sway.

[@theultimateshield5133]

China has always done lowly things but taking advantage of such a country which doesn't even have an army and have always lived peacefully is a new level of low.

[@rollbin]

Yes so bad, we only fund some advanced infrastructure project in return, which is useless compared to democracy 😂

[@ObscureManifesto]

Tibet? It's not new

[@eriksonyw]

At least China didn't start WW1+2, didn't killed off the Native Americans or Aboriginals, didn't colonize and enslave half of the world's population, didn't steal tech of paper, didn't steal tech of locks, didn't steal tech of compass, didn't steal tech of money, & didn't commit the Holocaust. My apology for this lengthy comment, but kinda have to state the facts.

[@picklewithinternet2254]

@@rollbin It happened in Tibet, it’s happening in Bhutan.

[@3markaw]

@@rollbin Keep your money greedy person. Nobody asked for your infrastructure project.

[@RDd188]

Nothing New all in the Public domain already. Bhutan King was in New Delhi a few months ago regarding this after visiting Beijing. WSJ come on don't lag 6month behind.

[@Theskagazm]

India has encroached Nepal’s territories too on the southern border, international bodies should focus on this matter too 🙏🏼

[@toddgraham8653]

I really do not see any issues with these settlements. As far as India supporting the Russian land grab in Ukraine, and rejecting the land in punjab for sheiks , I would not have any issue with this minor village in this small corner of the world. It’s really not a big deal. India is complaining for no reason. This has no impact on the India people . The Indian should worry more about protecting women and not parading naked teens on the streets. They should also take back their people who have immigrated out, and give them the punjab if this little corner of a tiny country matters.

[@LAURA-oz8ls]

They are territorially aggressive since their own history begun. Starts with ancient feudalism and followed by thousand years with imperial expansion, they fought wherever they could and only stopped where they couldn't reach.

[@zhidiyang]

India invaded Sikkim, which is adjacent to Bhutan, and annexed it entirely in 1975. For Bhutan, their greater fear is India.

[@alansmods1775]

That doesn't mean China is good lol.... Idk what you are saying is true but China is way more a threat than India.

[@rockyjohnson1775]

Here comes the Chinese and Pakistani bot speaking about freedom…

[@PomegranateChocolate]

@@alansmods1775 All the small kingdoms coexist peacefully with China for hundreds of years (Ladakh, Sikkim, Bhutan) unmolested. Once India happened (an artificial country that historically does not exist) two were gobbled up by India, the last one left, Bhutan is militarily occupied by India. China's South Tibet (so-called Arunachal Pradesh) itself is occupied by India. And China is a threat?

[@darkodonnie2729]

​@@PomegranateChocolate😂😂😂 China invaded Tibet, inner Mongolia, Xinjiang. Here comes the online soldiers of winnie the pooh from commie propaganda department 😂😂

[@hj2711]

@@PomegranateChocolatelmao made up bs. India has always been existed.indian and tibeat relationship goes back thousands of years. It was close during many times. They even used the sanskrit language.

[@Guesswhokk]

Let not forget how China take Tibet, if the nation refuses China's request.

[@yerri5567]

@Guesswhokk Lets indeed not forget that Tibet had always been part of Chinas sovereign territory long than USA has been a country. Just because they illegally wanted to be their own country, doesnt mean they can. Its equivalent of Texas and some southern states wanting to be their own country without the approval of USA. What do you think will happen?

[@NarasimhaDiyasena]

@@yerri5567first of all ‘China’ didn’t exist when Tibet was under dynastic control, and the control was never continuous but on and off, and never imposing but equal..,

[@yerri5567]

@@NarasimhaDiyasena First of all, "China" is what the West calls the Middle Kingdom. Its always existed since time immemorial. Secondly, we are talking about "sovereignty" here, not "control". China had sovereignty over Tibet for longer than USA has been a country, its set in stone, in black and white. There a legal documents to prove it. They allowed Tibet the authority to govern themselves, but make no mistake, sovereignty was still Chinas. Thats the difference between sovereignty and "control". And once the last Chinese Dynasty came to an end, there was an imperial edict (what we call treaty nowadays) that stated that sovereignty over Tibet was to be handed over to the next "China". Ie it was continuous. Everything was enshrined in law. That is why Tibet wanting to be their own little country was illegal. China rightfully took back control when they violated the law first.

[@linhai7966]

Free Tibet from all Indian occupations now!

[@Kevin-bg3wu]

The most beautiful, peaceful, "gross national happiness-before-gross national product" kingdom in the world has to deal with this. Please take care of them India.

[@sajidbinmahamud4605]

"that look like military installations" . . .

[@recon17]

civillian-military fusion is part of china's gameplan. Its the same way they sell weapons to Russia.

[@hylimm]

What’s so surprising??

[@techxtv357]

In India we're currently busy with elections. We are currently using divide and rule policy and don't want our citizens to know what's really happening because it will hinder election results

[@Mr.Atypical]

That's news is 3-4 months old. Government already knows the issue that's why Modi visited Bhutan a month ago and Bhutan has become more concerned about India's concerns otherwise Bhutan was just ready to give up.

[@techxtv357]

@@Mr.Atypical so what about china grabbing thousands of acres of land? why doesn't ModiXi say regarding that matter too? He just dares to speak against Muslims in India and doesn't dare to utter a word against china.

[@lockonstratos7979]

Slow and steady

[@vidyatheerthan]

Thats why we call XiJinping a thief!

[@user-vj4sn1hk3n]

Fact is CCP would like to expand into everywhere as far as actions have shown.

[@vivekmohanta2363]

At 0:59 India's eastern state arunachal pradesh is misrepresented as if not part of India. It's regretful to see such uninformed and unverified information put up by content creator

[@Gaius_Julius_Caesar_Augustus]

What r ya yapping about? The map is alright

[@vivekmohanta2363]

Your comment establishes how these content creators misinform people

[@karaki369]

That's a disputed area, do you know what it means?

[@Physics_Lad]

Similarly Tibet is also a disputed area, why not show that as well.

[@deanzaZZR]

@@Physics_Lad "After Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee visit to China in June 2003, a joint declaration was signed in which India recognised that "the Tibet Autonomous Region is part of the territory of the People's Republic of China" - Wikipedia

[@texassecession6422]

The US should stop supporting Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan and begin spending for the border security and for own people.

[@asikurakash6066]

I will support Bhutan 🇧🇩❤️🇧🇹

[@tipoomaster]

Bhutan's best bet is an explicit alliance with India

[@w.e.4759]

Same tactic China is using on South China Sea. I remembered a TV Series I watch when I was a kid where the lead character asked the Mongolian Khan, "Of all the expansion you are doing, how much land do you need to bury your corpse?" After 5000 years of history, China still has not learnt all. Look at the Roman, how great was it to have one man ruled all?

[@christopherwayne2761]

Good-old British professor just can’t get over with the mess their empire left over everywhere.

[@Xob_Driesestig]

This comment would be appropriate if it was about the China-Hong Kong conflict, since Hong Kong was a British colony, but Bhutan has never been colonized by the UK (nor by any other western nation for that matter) so it doesn't really apply here.

[@Shubham_Bahirat]

Why would you drag UK everywhere, it's not their fault. China just don't agree any borders they have issues with every neighbour India, bhutan,Nepal, Vietnam, Indonesia, Taiwan, Japan, Philippines, Russia,

[@christopherwayne2761]

@@Xob_Driesestig Guess who drew the border for northeastern India?

[@amateur_football9751]

Classic Indian, that after 70 years of independence still blames the British for Indias problems, hates the Tag Mahal because it was built by the Mughals 😅😅

[@ernestkj]

8964

[@chadparsons50]

Why doesn't India sign a mutual defense pact with Bhutan? Or an agreement to build a base in Bhutan?

[@cristophercastro4931]

That is their style.

[@RDd188]

Bhutanese ❤ from India.

[@raylee5030]

Ha ha. Bhutanese are relatives of Tibetans. They don't look Indian.

[@frownezhang1632]

It is hoped that Bhutan can gain independent sovereignty, especially diplomatic sovereignty. Avoid becoming the second Sikkim.

[@prnvgnsn]

@@frownezhang1632same with Tibbet

[@RDd188]

​@@raylee5030 Hahah Chinese BoT getting so predictable 😅 comeon atleast stand up to Xipingpong expectations.

[@DemocraticMonarchy]

@@frownezhang1632 india respects bhutans sovergnity better than china does

[@ajayshreatha7432]

Why don't talk about India who has control airspace and land and Manny more from Nepal can you talk or show the world Nepali board and airspace??

[@TAUNDER.]

Dude are you from nepal

[@erykahhoney588]

I am not surprised by this. Unfortunately 😑

[@nwilt7114]

Supposedly, she had a breakdown weeks before and told her friends that her husband would strangle her at home to the point of blackout (a few times before) when he got mad.

[@abelardochavez3426]

Yeah, if you leave the Chinese unchecked, they take everything

[@gj1234567899999]

How is China allowed to build on other countries???

[@emegulle3630]

Ask a thief.. they will also lie about it 😅

[@StupidDanimations]

It's amazing how dictators are incapable of not grabbing land that isn't theirs.

[@Matungao0217]

notorious LAND-GRABBER anywhere in the world. SHAMELESS

[@silversurfergw]

Not to worry, Indian military has been present in the streets of butan for quite a while.

[@willengel-vs8ht]

Bhutan does not want to end up like Sikkim.

[@PapiDey-dv4gw]

What...

[@Departmentrules]

Bhutan doesn't want to end their culture and sovereignty like Tibetan

[@SandeepMeena79]

Sikkim is free and one of highest per capita state of india. Tibbet lost their identity and culture due to Chinese communist party.

[@seventhuser904]

If China keeps pushing Bhutan, Bhutan will have No Option Left other than merging into Indian Union for Territorial Security.

[@couchpotato5612]

Bhutan wants to follow Nepal, out of India's control.

[@nike5428]

Remember!! not just for India, the red China is issue for everyone. TAIWAN!!! **cough** **cough**

[@user-ii2lm6kg2g]

Taiwan's own constitution explicitly said that Taiwan and China is one country. That's why education is important..

[@singatakberpura]

India is keeping its taiwan card for the main event dont worry

[@phoenixdown1947]

@@user-ii2lm6kg2g China is West taiwan there was never a china.😂

[@emegulle3630]

​@@user-ii2lm6kg2greally? Last time i checked Taiwan is a free democracy. Perhaps i need a refresher 😅

[@user-ii2lm6kg2g]

@@phoenixdown1947 Ahh.. the uneducated has spoken. Thanks for clarifying your level of intellect to us.. My pet golden retriever is way smarter..

[@redbaron9029]

Who's stopping India form doing the same? Is india afraid?

[@shivuprasad4333]

India respects Bhutan's sovereignty

[@freeman7572]

Plz show about india's enroachment in nepal's limpiyadhura lipulekh also

[@Red.bulldozer3]

Bhutan can take cue from Modi that no bhutan land is lost during Modi rule😂

[@singatakberpura]

India has never lost land to china. India took over kailash heights from china btw 😂

[@singatakberpura]

China lost kailash heights

[@Red.bulldozer3]

@@singatakberpura nice story telling😂 Did modi told you india never lost land?😂

[@singatakberpura]

@@Red.bulldozer3 Lol we know he didnt lose land and we know the secretive establishment 22 of Indian army took over Kailash Heights from the chinese. It overlooks all chinese positions 🤣

[@Red.bulldozer3]

@@singatakberpura is kailash range heights still occupied by indians? The last i heard they vacated these strategic range for some minor chinese adjustment in pangso lake😂

[@singatakberpura]

Tibet is such a beautiful country

[@sagartomar3461]

Why Bhutan will give up land to get another piece of land what's the benefit Bhutan has in it .

[@cliff359]

因为印度不允许不丹和五常建交 不丹可怜啊！

[@downtomars6268]

Bhutan is constantly under threat from India's colonial control.

[@jloveestorgio8664]

greedy Chinese.

[@D33PEST-F33L]

It should be noted that this ridiculous boundary, which is incomprehensible, was left by the British in order to use regional disputes to achieve their continental balance-of-power strategy in relation to British geopolitical tactics.

[@still_e3]

That's also their aliby when they were caught buidling some structure in the west Philippine sea (its just a shelter) clearly form of cabbage tactic but now on land.

[@JonJon-wc6pj]

Ofcourse, China owns everything that those tiny eyes can reach. All hail Winnie Xi the overlord master of galaxy!

[@danceoffAsh]

You can show disdain for a country's political and geographic agenda but do not make discriminatory remarks about their enthinicty/race. We're better than that.

[@asmita-]

Why be racist regarding a geopolitical issue?

[@JonJon-wc6pj]

@@danceoffAsh ok snowflakes!

[@user-ii2lm6kg2g]

Of course the Butcher of Gujarat wants to keep territory that doesn't belong to Endia

[@cliff359]

@@JonJon-wc6pj 哥们眼睛贼大 但能看的更远还是能透视功能？哈哈 你这一骂 把印度北部的这些人都包括了！

[@ShitSkinsIndian]

India nuclear testing video evidence of 11 May 1998 Pokhran is too weak to be even considered "nuclear". 🤭

[@agps4418]

"our taking of your land has nothing to do with our pressure on you during the negotiation" like what the actual f 😂

[@GuruKhatri1]

In India it is called Siliguri corridor, not chickens neck.

[@OkOk-qd2nc]

How come Bhutan can't settle a boundary disputes with China without India's permission? Isn't Bhutan a sovereign country? To me it looks like India is the one who's middling in Bhutan foreign policy not China.

[@frownezhang1632]

yes

[@Jen-xg3iq]

Bhutan has been bullied by India all the time.

[@user-qx9bt9tr6t]

Bhutan has treaties with India. Yes, India has good control over it and Bhutan should have its sovereignty to decide its international relations. However, being on the Indian side means that India pushes them to have their defined territories by international boundaries respected. China has a bunch of border issues with everyone else and definitely does not resolve them diplomatically, but by force as we have seen recently. Bhutan will be able to do nothing to prevent Chinese military from encroaching on their territory.

[@rickgolder6818]

Bhutan doesn't even recognises or have any diplomatic relations with china. It fears chinas expansion, as we have seen in case of tibet. Bhutan have no other choice but to increase relationship with india to counter china, and not get merged with china.

[@jommzom9715]

Yeah we who what happened to Tibet, Bhutan ain't fool, they know history and history repeats.

[@deanzaZZR]

Seems that Bhutan is not fully sovereign to make its own decisions. Why not a news story on a UN member nation not having full autonomy in foreign relations?

[@frownezhang1632]

It is hoped that Bhutan can gain independent sovereignty, especially diplomatic sovereignty. Avoid becoming the second Sikkim.

[@xisanbhuiyan7091]

India is controlling its foreign policy by threatening otherwise India will occupie Bhutan just like sikkim neighbour country of Bhutan.

[@rangoman1815]

​@@frownezhang1632 Sikkim is happy to be under India

[@NoFrillz-G]

@@rangoman1815you sure about that we all know they are called chinki by your own Indian citizens