Some days ago, in a boastful
article, China's hawkish state publication Global Times had claimed that
"contrary to India’s nationalistic fomenting, Chinese public was largely
calm over border tension" between India and China on Doklam Plateau.
What to say then on these
vituperative remarks by Chinese people, "Anyone who offends China will be
killed no matter how far the target is”, “Borderline is our baseline” and
“China: Not even a bit can be left behind"?
And that too, in a faraway
land, almost 9000 Kms from Beijing, in Sydney, Australia, so much so for the
so-called Chinese restraint.
According to a report in The
Australian, these slogans were carried by Chinese people in a rally in Sydney
on August 15 to protest the Indian stand in the Doklam standoff. The Chinese
used a convoy of luxury cars covered in Chinese flags and anti-India slogans.
Close on the heels of this,
another controversy erupted in the University of Sydney where an Indian origin
professor Khimji Vaghjiani used a map during the course of one of his lectures
that showed India in control of territory on the Indo-China border, especially
Aksai Chin.
The Chinese youth, whom the
Chinese media portray as uber cool folks who have shown "no extreme
reaction directly related to the standoff targeting India", lost their
temper on such a trivial issue even if the professor clarified his situation for
using the map.
"Over 18 months ago, I
used an out-of-date map, downloaded from the internet, when discussing
characteristics of IT entrepreneurs around the world, however I was unaware
that the map was inaccurate and out-of-date. This was a genuine mistake and I
regret any offence this may have caused", The Australian quoted him
saying.
Now that is what we call a
calm attitude and a gentleman's reaction, unlike Chinese people or Chinese
state media or Chinese government, who have been threatening India of war and
dire consequences every other day, ever since the Doklam standoff began in
June.
The Australian example once
again shows how Chinese scramble to catch up every opportunity to target India.
The otherwise calm Chinese youngsters posted articles on different platforms
demanding removal of an innocuous map that showed India's claims on its
territory in forceful Chinese occupation, Aksai Chin and parts of Ladakh. After
all, what else can be expected from them who threaten to kill anyone who
offends China.
©SantoshChaubey
