Thread by @PandemicTruther

India China confrontation will be shelved for a while. It's said that India was more eager to withdraw their troops of 200k soldiers massed at the Pangong Lake border. As the winter is extremely cold, the Indian logistics can't follow. The cold would likely kill the

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2/ Indian soldiers instead of a war. Whereas with China's infrastructure capability, heating and hot food are not a problem on the Chinese side.

The two sides began to withdraw their troops as from Feb. 11, ie, on the Chinese New Year Eve.

3/ The Indian media was deeply impressed by the lightning speed at which the Chinese troops vaporized, calling it "amazing". The Chinese troops, the heavy artillery and the military installations and encampments all disappeared overnight.

4/ Can't be said the same for the Indian troops. If the Chinese troops could disappear like a whiff of wind, then they could certainly reappear like lightning. What kind of a superhuman army (genetically modified super warriors 😄) is that? (Chinese army is eager to go

5/ home to celebrate the new year with their families. The new year banquet was beckoning to them. Who wants to spend the new year on the icy-cold battlefield?)

Despite the border clash and anti-China propaganda in India, the trade between the two countries soared in 2020.

6/(like between China and everywhere else). China is India's biggest trading partner (China is everyone's biggest trading partner). Indian imports from China increased to 18% in 2020 versus 13% in 2019. China imported 2bn US$'s worth of iron ore from India.

7/ (Buying less from one country means buying more from another.) Chinese smartphones occupy 75% of the Indian market share. Indian young people love Xiaomi smartphones... The price range of Xiaomi is very India friendly like all the Chinese consumer goods which Indians adore.