What Chiang said:
Traffic routes. Xinjiang to the subcontinent of India as well as from the Tarim basin to the countries of the Middle East a shortcut through Kashmir since ancient times. The Muslim pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia in south past around, take the road. After the founding of new Chinese, built the Xinjiang Tibet highway, a basin of the line is about 400 kilometers, and rattling KunLun Yamaguchi, Yamaguchi Kong Ka equilateral anti point has road.
2, the basin is rich in mineral resources. The North has made preliminary investigation, from the Kangxiwar to Dahongliutan for pegmatite intensive areas, has found a good electrical performance industrial lithium, beryllium, mica, associated with niobium, tantalum, rubidium and other rare metals. And found that nearly 20 of spodumene ore veins, mostly open-air mining.
3, occupy the high ground in Central Asia, Chinese into can subdue the Central Asian countries, which may be low gear forces infiltrated in central asia. Also China control bridgehead and stability of Xinjiang barrier in central asia. A region is hanging in the head of India sword. --- a zone adjacent to the capital of India and the center city. Once the Sino Indian war. The China armoured troops rushed down from a region, can easy to break India's capital New Delhi, India and Mumbai etc. the economic center of the region will become be placed in jeopardy. If a region China from attacking India, largely to India again defeated. Adjacent to India and Pakistan - a region disputed area. In India and Pakistan when the war broke out China can be strong support in India and Pakistan, let India war greatly and deeply. In the passive situation have enemies in front and rear. So a zone is a key area for printing. India also know that. So India has repeatedly called for China the Arab region to it. - due to Chinese has a region for decades, so no matter what India development of the military are in the passive defense. A firm control in India district. To ensure Chinese southwest rear area and Tibet decades of safety. India also contain large amounts of manpower and resources, greatly retard the development of India. - the Sino Indian boundary condition in the world recognized is very beneficial to the China. A zone problems restrain India decades, wasted large amount of India national strength, can make China development in a safe environment for decades. By this condition - as long as a district China control continues, in the next few decades India is also being forced to the defensive, forced to also waste a lot of manpower and resources. After decades of India to catch up with the Chinese are recognized as almost impossible.
At present, the Sino Indian boundary conditions on the Chinese - it is at a great advantage of strategy, Chinese can easily overpower India. The India after decades of China never posed a real threat. Due to the present China and India reached a consensus in respect of each other both territorial opinion, so the possibility of happening again the territorial dispute this area greatly reduced. But until now, on the issue of sovereignty to join a India still China India border negotiations debate.
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