Sir — This refers to the article, “The Chinese and their bogus tall assertions” (April 6) by Claude Arpi. One wonders if communist Chinese, especially after taking over of China in 1949, was civilisedIJ The Tibetan rebellion was unarmed in which about 87,000 Tibetans were killed by the invading and occupying Chinese. In communism, opportunism is a high principle. Therefore, Chinese communists, who were apparently against imperialism, became imperialist themselves. The real China was those parts east of the Great Wall.
What Ma Zhanwu, the Chinese Consul General in Kolkata, said — that India is ruining relation with China — is a wrong understanding. India is not using the Dalai lama card to embarrass China, knowing fully well that China has become so powerful as to challenge even the US. Besides the Tibetan Buddhist leader is a spiritual head.
China is power drunk and wants to impose its will on its neighbours. According to media reports, some African countries, where China made heavy investments, have started distancing themselves after discovering its imperial tendencies. It is high time, all affected neighbours unite and oppose the Chinese hegemony strongly.