Thread. Tibet means a lot for China and India.
This is one of the key reasons, why very little trade has moved between China and India over the centuries and I don't think we are going to see any major changes in upcoming future.
This is one of the key reasons, why very little trade has moved between China and India over the centuries and I don't think we are going to see any major changes in upcoming future.
Tibet would give India the commanding heights of the Tibetan Plateau and a base from which to push into the Chinese heartland, as well as control of the Tibetan sources of three of China’s great rivers:
1. The Yellow river
2. Yangtze
3. Mekong
1. The Yellow river
2. Yangtze
3. Mekong
Tibet is known as ‘China’s Water Tower’.
China, with a huge population, will clearly not going to allow India to get Tibet.
China, with a huge population, will clearly not going to allow India to get Tibet.
It does not matter whether India wants to cut off China’s river supply, only that it would have the power to do so.
For many centuries China has tried to ensure that it could never happen.
For many centuries China has tried to ensure that it could never happen.
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