Will Hong Kong Flare Up Spread To Xinjiang, Tibetans And Indians Watching Keenly
As per China, Hong Kong functions under the ”one country, two systems” rule. Britain handed back the city to China in 1997. However confusion persists regarding the level of independence. This is even though vast majority of the citizens are Chinese.
Then how can China claim sovereignty over the ethnically and culturally totally different, the independent people of Tibet ? Same is the case with the subjugated Quighers of Xinjiang.
China also is in illegal occupation of a portion of India that is Aksai Chin in Ladhak Region and Shakshagam area of Gilgit Baltistan.
Therefore India is watching the recent developments in Hong Kong with great attention, said External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar.
“There are developments in Hong Kong. Given that we have investments, and our community there, we are watching it with great attention,” he told reporters at a briefing to mark the External Affairs Ministry’s 100 days under the second tenure of the Narendra Modi-led government.
Since June, Hong Kong has seen daily anti-government protests that began against a now-suspended extradition bill, which have since broadened to include calls for more democratic rights, police accountability and the resignation of Chief Executive Carrie Lam, who is backed by Beijing.
In recent weeks, protesters and police have violently clashed with each other with both escalating their use of force, leading to a full-blown crisis in the Asian financial hub. China has also threatened to initiate a military intervention in the wake of the violent demonstrations in the former British colony.
China has repeatedly slammed international interference in the Hong Kong protests and asserted that any issue related to the semi-autonomous city is Beijing’s internal affair. However illegal occupation of Indian territory and forcible subjugation of Tibetans and Quighers cannot be brushed aside.
This is not their internal affair and therefore needs to be resolved earliest by a trilateral negotiation involving India, Tibet and China. With respect to Quighers, India may be willing to meditate if asked both by China and the Quighers.
