Widely seen as part of the US Indo-Pacific Strategy s push to further contain China, the MCC deal has been called a tool of modern imperialism. Behind this aggressive push, the US true intentions - expanding US national interests and strategy under financial aid pretenses - have become crystal clear.
Inhospitable terrain, lack of access and politics complicate efforts to verify Chinese incursions into Nepal. But there's evidence something’s happening.
The BBC recently hyped the baseless claim of China encroaching on Nepal s territory, which has been repeatedly denied by both countries, with observers saying the BBC s report is part of a smear campaign against China amid applause for the Beijing Winter Olympics.
China announced that it has "standardised" official names for 15 places in Arunachal Pradesh. The Indian government rejected the renaming of places and asserted that the state has "always been" and will "always be" an integral part of India.
Whether Bhutan and China could yield any results on the border negotiations, there needs to be a full-scale improvement in China-India relations, Zhang Jiadong, professor at the Center for American Studies of Fudan University, told the Global Times, adding that now, there should not be an over optimistic view on the progress in China-Bhutan relations considering the numerous challenges that lay ahead.