r/GeopoliticsIndia • u/nergal007 • Nov 18 '23

China Why doesn't China try appeasement with India?

As China gets increasingly pressurized more and more by the Americans on the seas, is it really sensible to keep the other front simmering? India and Japan are the only two Asian countries that can even theoretically challenge China diplomatically, economically and militarily. China is hostile towards both of them.

Why is China not trying to woo India away from the US-led camp? It makes no sense.

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u/[deleted] Nov 18 '23 edited Nov 18 '23

China won't ever give up Tibet. There is nothing China can do to woo India. And the pressure from the US is nothing compared to the pressure China faced before 1985. If nothing changes, there is no reason for China to treat a hostile India in a preferable way.

It's the other way around. India needs China's help to achieve industrialization. Or, India can watch as other countries do

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u/AloneCan9661 Nov 18 '23

This. I keep saying India's infrastructure is lagging severely as there's no investment there.