Wow! It is quite an eye-opener to read this view of Indo-Chinese relations from a Chinese point of view.

In the opinion titled Origin of Indian-Chinese friction (from ChinaDaily), the journalist paints a very different picture of the history of Indo-Chinese relationships than what is generally accepted.

He (?) traces the friction to Britain's strong influence on India's early leaders specifically Nehru. He also implies that the Indo-Chinese rivalry was exactly what the British wanted. There is no clarification on how this helped the British or why they would prefer the two nations to be enemies.

He claims that China had to arm Pakistan to make sure that India didn't 'swallow up' Pakistan. Almost all of his arguments are based on his unshakeable belief that India is a war-mongering nation. He uses India's help during the Bangladesh freedom struggle and India's reclaiming of Goa as examples. Interestingly, he compares this to the peaceful handover of Hongkong in 1997. Conveniently, there is no mention of Tibet or of other cases where the Chinese government has acted with ruthless abandon.

He warns China of cozying upto India. The same warning applies to India too.

This is a great example of how the same events can be reported very differently.

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