India's Look East policy is a failure, says Chinese media

[Sonic_boom]

I read the article, it was pretty wierd. A mix of arrogance and anger.

Can you provide the link of original article?

 

[KS]

I read the article, it was pretty wierd. A mix of arrogance and anger.

and a tinge of frustration...

 

[prototype]

Good post.

On this point I would say that "Japan" is a sensitive issue in China, due to the fact that 20 million innocent Chinese civilians were butchered by the Imperial Japanese army during WW2.

So any kind of anti-China initiative involving Japan is going to evoke memories of WW2.

Now I don't consider the "Look East" policy to be anti-China, but many will have that perception.

Now let view it from another angle,we also share some similar feeling for Pakistan,both the countries r enemies from the day it was created,teaming with it openly to form an anti India alliance,most of the people here dont view china as an enemy or adversary because of the 1962 war,people had forget it by now,but this feeling's r evoked by China's blatant support for Pakistan against India,they r evoking here the same response that u feel for Japan,so my question is after doing so much is Chinese govt or its media is eligible for questioning or criticizing India and its motive of anti China front?

 

[siegecrossbow]

I read the article, it was pretty wierd. A mix of arrogance and anger.

A link to the original article would indeed be nice. Can't help but wonder if online patriots were hired to write the article lol.

 

[ganimi kawa]

I think this is consistent with the old chinese policy of testing a nation's will and resolve by publishing these quasi official articles with full plausible deniability.

Nothing surprising.

Written by someone full of gas and very little understanding of international affairs.

Chinese leaders are not stupid, they just want to assess the indian position.

"Look east" is one of the best intiatives ever by MoEA.

 

[Chinese-Dragon]

Now let view it from another angle,we also share some similar feeling for Pakistan,both the countries r enemies from the day it was created,teaming with it openly to form an anti India alliance,most of the people here dont view china as an enemy or adversary because of the 1962 war,people had forget it by now,but this feeling's r evoked by China's blatant support for Pakistan against India,they r evoking here the same response that u feel for Japan,so my question is after doing so much is Chinese govt or its media is eligible for questioning or criticizing India and its motive of anti China front?

Fair point.

I would say that the China-Pakistan friendship is more about geopolitics than about being anti-India.

Pakistan provides us a gateway to oil/gas rich Central Asia, the Middle East, and to the Indian Ocean through KKH and Gwadar port.

Gwadar for example allows us to bypass the choke-point of the Malacca straits, and will help to strengthen our oil supply from the Gulf, in the event of a blockade.

Similarly, the India-Japan relationship is based on many factors of cooperation that are not anti-China.

I myself said, that I do not consider the "Look East" policy to be anti-China at all. I mainly see it as a geostrategic move to secure investments and markets.

Japan is still limited by its "pacifist" constitution. Until they change their constitution (almost impossible) then I don't see them ever being able to take a position that is militarily aggressive.

 

[justanobserver]

A link to the original article would indeed be nice. Can't help but wonder if online patriots were hired to write the article lol.

India's "Look East Policy" means "Look to encircle China" ?

By Li Hongmei

Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's three-nation visit to Japan, Malaysia and Vietnam has been a media hype at home, being even describe as a missionary trip to seek new strategic allies to deal with China, and to showcase India's resolve to persist on its "Look East Policy" on its way to pursue the geopolitical and economic goals and achieve a "Big Power" status in the region, if not the leading power.

Some of the Indian media even add more color to Singh's Japan visit, besides the nuke deal and trade agreements, desperately crying it is high time for India that it strengthened the embankment of Tokyo to prevent "China's expansion."

As for Japan, whose relations with China have frosted over amid the diplomatic détente over the East China Sea, India, with a large consumer base, exudes a magnetic appeal to the presently sluggish economic power. Moreover, India's rare earth, although much less than China's deposits, is enough at the moment to present a peculiar fascination to Japan, who has all these days complaining about Chin's restriction on the rare earth exports and is anxious to get rid of the passive status quo caused by the undue reliance on China's supplies.

On top of that, India is viewed by Japan as an ideal partner to establish the strategic cooperation in security, based on the assumption that both of them are being threatened by China's military assertiveness in East China Sea as well as in the India Ocean. On this basis, Japan and India have both placed high expectations upon each other in combining strengths to counterbalance China.

But, what is noteworthy is that in Japan too, there are also sections that are wary of Tokyo aligning too closely with India. Robyn Lim, professor of international politics at Nanzan University in Nagoya, for instance, has been arguing that "the risks of alignment with India outweigh the advantages".

Some Japanese military observers somewhat echoed the opinion that it would be quite risky for Japan if it steps unusually close to India. A newly set alliance among Japan, India and Vietnam "might seem a logical response to China's ambitions in the South China Sea," as they opined.

The logic goes like this----India cannot protect Vietnam against China but its presence in Vietnam (if Hanoi were to give Delhi access to a naval base) would raise tensions with China and Japan would get drawn into the conflict. "Why would Japan wish to allow India to drag it into Vietnam's mostly self-inflicted problems with Beijing?" they argued.

Back to India, although its hawks are so intoxicated at the idea that India finally regains the momentum to counteract China's rising regional clout, with the " Look East Policy" as its guiding principle, encouraged by its leaders' sound relationship with ASEAN nations, and by taking advantage of the face-off between China and Japan, India still cannot relax its spasm of worries about China, nor can it brush aside the fear that China might nip its ambitions in the bud.

History is a great teacher. India's "Look East policy" was born out of failure---- the failure of India's Cold War strategy of "playing both ends against the middle", today, India is harping on the same string, but should wisely skip the out-of-tune piece. No matter what a strong temptation it is at the idea of benefiting from China and Japan playing off each other or killing the rival by another's hand.

The savvy Indian leadership will never rashly board the ship of Japan without giving a glance at China's expression. After all, it is not Japan, but China that acts as India's largest trade partner with the overall volume in 2010 to exceed US$ 60 billion.

By People's Daily Online

The articles in this column represent the author's views only. They do not represent opinions of People's Daily or People's Daily Online. (wierd)

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Arrogance, anger, frustration and insecurity

 

[Abhishek_]

^^this is actually an older article. the OP's post is referring to a different article.

 

[pmukherjee]

Good post.

On this point I would say that "Japan" is a sensitive issue in China, due to the fact that 20 million innocent Chinese civilians were butchered by the Imperial Japanese army during WW2.

So any kind of anti-China initiative involving Japan is going to evoke memories of WW2.

Now I don't consider the "Look East" policy to be anti-China, but many will have that perception.

Hi, friend. I know the history of Asia. I am aware of the Sino Japanese problems and the background to power play between Russian-Chinese-Japanese conflicts in Asia. I have studied this conflict in the light of a similar conflict in Europe. The European conflict had four principal players, UK, France, Germany and Russia.

Japan has an issue with China. Agreed. How this issue is to be resolved is for Japan and China to decide. Respect for our elders and respect of our ancestors is the basic foundation pillar of Asian civilliasiation. Maybe, this also gives us an opportunity to resolve our past issues?

Anyway, India has extended its hand of friendship to Japan. Can Japan resolve its past baggage with China and move on? Whatever else happens, Asia henceforth has four power centers to cater for like Europe and without Japan, it will be only three.

 

[justanobserver]

^^this is actually an older article. the OP's post is referring to a different article.

Umm the article was published on Oct 27th, I think it's the correct one

 

[Super Falcon]

Agreed with What Chinese have to say india itself is a creatin hatred in india and all over the world for its own people

 

[SpArK]

Agreed with What Chinese have to say india itself is a creatin hatred in india and all over the world for its own people

.. Really??

 

[DEXTOR]

Agreed with What Chinese have to say india itself is a creatin hatred in india and all over the world for its own people

really? i mean are you sure?? lol

 

[ChinaRocks]

Well done china media , very good article indeed, it is abt time chinese media went all out bashing india

 

[siegecrossbow]

India's "Look East Policy" means "Look to encircle China" ?

By Li Hongmei

Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's three-nation visit to Japan, Malaysia and Vietnam has been a media hype at home, being even describe as a missionary trip to seek new strategic allies to deal with China, and to showcase India's resolve to persist on its "Look East Policy" on its way to pursue the geopolitical and economic goals and achieve a "Big Power" status in the region, if not the leading power.

Some of the Indian media even add more color to Singh's Japan visit, besides the nuke deal and trade agreements, desperately crying it is high time for India that it strengthened the embankment of Tokyo to prevent "China's expansion."

As for Japan, whose relations with China have frosted over amid the diplomatic détente over the East China Sea, India, with a large consumer base, exudes a magnetic appeal to the presently sluggish economic power. Moreover, India's rare earth, although much less than China's deposits, is enough at the moment to present a peculiar fascination to Japan, who has all these days complaining about Chin's restriction on the rare earth exports and is anxious to get rid of the passive status quo caused by the undue reliance on China's supplies.

On top of that, India is viewed by Japan as an ideal partner to establish the strategic cooperation in security, based on the assumption that both of them are being threatened by China's military assertiveness in East China Sea as well as in the India Ocean. On this basis, Japan and India have both placed high expectations upon each other in combining strengths to counterbalance China.

But, what is noteworthy is that in Japan too, there are also sections that are wary of Tokyo aligning too closely with India. Robyn Lim, professor of international politics at Nanzan University in Nagoya, for instance, has been arguing that "the risks of alignment with India outweigh the advantages".

Some Japanese military observers somewhat echoed the opinion that it would be quite risky for Japan if it steps unusually close to India. A newly set alliance among Japan, India and Vietnam "might seem a logical response to China's ambitions in the South China Sea," as they opined.

The logic goes like this----India cannot protect Vietnam against China but its presence in Vietnam (if Hanoi were to give Delhi access to a naval base) would raise tensions with China and Japan would get drawn into the conflict. "Why would Japan wish to allow India to drag it into Vietnam's mostly self-inflicted problems with Beijing?" they argued.

Back to India, although its hawks are so intoxicated at the idea that India finally regains the momentum to counteract China's rising regional clout, with the " Look East Policy" as its guiding principle, encouraged by its leaders' sound relationship with ASEAN nations, and by taking advantage of the face-off between China and Japan, India still cannot relax its spasm of worries about China, nor can it brush aside the fear that China might nip its ambitions in the bud.

History is a great teacher. India's "Look East policy" was born out of failure---- the failure of India's Cold War strategy of "playing both ends against the middle", today, India is harping on the same string, but should wisely skip the out-of-tune piece. No matter what a strong temptation it is at the idea of benefiting from China and Japan playing off each other or killing the rival by another's hand.

The savvy Indian leadership will never rashly board the ship of Japan without giving a glance at China's expression. After all, it is not Japan, but China that acts as India's largest trade partner with the overall volume in 2010 to exceed US$ 60 billion.

By People's Daily Online

The articles in this column represent the author's views only. They do not represent opinions of People's Daily or People's Daily Online. (wierd)

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Arrogance, anger, frustration and insecurity

It's an editorial. We can't say that Mr. Selig Harrison represents the New York Time's POV for the same rason.