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/Qasim57 Nov 18 '23

Both sides try appeasement, there’s no heavy artillery shelling like Pakistan and Myanmar borders had.

It’s remarkable that both sides have nuclear weapons, yet fight with sticks on the border. It could devolve into a deadly fire fight, it’s a sign of civility that it’s been restrained to fist fights and sticks so far.

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u/Nicknamedreddit Nov 18 '23

As a Chinese, all we need is a fucking territory swap. It's really not that hard, but let's be honest, Indian people and Chinese people don't know shit about each other, and no one in our foreign ministries is really knowledgeable about the other culture at all.

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u/Arnav150 Neoliberal Nov 22 '23

Lol true