Bhutan rejects the suggestion of boundary talks by China
Sun Online Desk
6th May, 2021 10:23:33
Bhutan has rejected the offer of chines to alter the terms related to the China and Thimpu talks
The 10th Expert Group Meeting (EGM) between China and Bhutan, held in Kunming from 6 and 9 April, was marked by Chinese assertiveness and impatience because of Bhutan’s insistence on sticking to the existing framework on boundary talks instead of adopting a new formula, informed sources have revealed.
For instance, China wants Bhutan to amend the clause in the ‘Guiding Principles’ that mandates both sides to maintain the status quo on the boundary as it existed in March 1959. The Bhutanese delegation, however, pointed out to their Chinese counterparts that the clause about maintaining status quo was included in the existing framework on boundary talks at the insistence of the then Chinese vice foreign minister Lui Shuqing in 1988.
Boundary Talks: Bhutan refuses to buckle under Chinese pressure
Sun Online Desk
4th May, 2021 10:59:46
The 10th Expert Group Meeting on boundary talks between China and Bhutan was held in Kunming, China from April 6 to 9. (Photo: Chinese foreign ministry)
Bhutan has refused to yield to Chinese pressure on altering the terms that govern the boundary talks between Thimphu and Beijing. It has rejected a new proposal by China to steer the process through a so-called Three Step Roadmap (TSR).
The 10th Expert Group Meeting (EGM) between China and Bhutan, held in Kunming from 6 and 9 April, was marked by Chinese assertiveness and impatience because of Bhutan’s insistence on sticking to the existing framework on boundary talks instead of adopting a new formula, informed sources have revealed.