Earlier this month, China and Bhutan signed an MoU to settle and demarcate their borders vis-à-vis a three-step roadmap. Ever since the Chinese media has gone to great lengths trying to make it seem a disaster for New Delhi, underscoring their ignorance of ground realities. Bhutan happens to be one of the few countries questioning China’s regional ambitions by not establishing diplomatic ties and demarcating territorial borders with the former. That explains why China and its state-sponsored media have wasted no time in claiming this MoU as a ‘deadlock breaker’- a deal that will set the ground for future China-Bhutan diplomatic relations. There is also a widely believed Chinese perception that this MoU has eroded India’s sphere of influence and power vis-à-vis China. For China, Bhutan’s foreign policy is a product of India’s influence and intervention and nothing more.
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