World Should Give Recognition To Taiwan And Tibet – OpEd

The Chinese government considers any country as its number one enemy, which recognizes Taiwan as a sovereign nation.  Similarly, if any country would demand that Tibet should be recognized as a sovereign country, China would protest very strongly. As a matter of fact, China holds a vice like grip over Tibet and does not permit any foreigners to visit to see the conditions for themselves.

The ambition of China to annex Taiwan and firmly hold on to its occupation of Tibet is  definite proof of China’s expansionist plans.

There seem to be lot of similarity between the behavior of the present Chinese government and Hitler’s Germany before World War II.  The present Chinese government and Hitler’s Germany have something in common, in  their  ambitious goal of dominating  rest of the world at any cost, with least concern for ethical or moral principles and fairness in dealing with other countries.

Just as many countries in the world are now trying to appease China, then British Prime Minister Chamberlain too visited Germany to appease Hitler before World War II. Churchill called the bluff of Hitler, which is a matter of history.

So far, China could not annex Taiwan, since Taiwan is heavily protected by US government and China knows that any move to annex Taiwan would lead to a war with USA.

On the other hand, China was emboldened to attack Tibet and aggressively occupy the region and  China violently suppressed the Tibetan protestors, since  the interest of Tibet was not supported or protected by any country in the world in a meaningful way. China continues to occupy Tibet and the world conscience remain suppressed as various governments  want to appease China and keep it in good humor to protect their trade and business interests with China.

China now claims Arunachal Pradesh in India as part of China and continues to occupy thousands of kilometer of Indian territory, which it annexed during the 1962 Indo China war. China now claims ownership of islands in South China Sea and Senkaku Island and adopting aggressive postures,  inspite of protests from  Japan, Philippines, Vietnam and other countries.

So far, China has not been effectively challenged  by any country in the world  for its aggressive occupation of Tibet and claims on Indian territory and islands in South China Sea as well as its claim on Taiwan.

Because of the non-caring attitude of most countries in the world, China is emboldened to carry on with its adventures  to expand it’s territory and areas of influence.

While the voice of Tibetans is not being heard loudly around the world, there are countries which speak in support of Taiwan occasionally.

Taiwan has revealed to the world about the Chinese virus sufficiently earlier but WHO has ignored Taiwan’s warning, as Taiwan is not a member of  WHO. Now, the clamour for including Taiwan as member of WHO is being increasingly heard.

Neither Taiwan nor Tibet is a member of UNO, obviously implying that UNO does not recognize these regions as sovereign countries.

The claim of China on Taiwan and Tibet and other regions indicate the mindset of Chinese government and certainly represents a threat for stability in the world in the long run. With a free run that China already has, it is likely that China may further make claims on other countries too in the coming days. The world has to prevent this.

Taiwan and Tibet are two test cases of China’s unjustified territorial claims. with little resistance from rest of the world. 

It is necessary that Taiwan and Tibet should be recognized as sovereign countries, which is a necessary step to curtail and defeat China’s expansionist ambitions.

United Nations Organisation in its present structure and functioning style, is not in a position to do justice for Taiwan and Tibet.

Today, there is increasing  suspicion  in the world about China’s  methodologies and practices. The fact that China concealed the information about the Wuhan virus and did not forewarn the world at the right time indicates that China could exhibit irresponsible behavior. Today, the havoc that is happening in the world due to COVID 19 crisis is directly attributed to the China’s indifferent attitude towards the welfare of the world community.

Certainly, nobody should think or say that China should be destabilized. But, certainly the growing thought is that China should be prevented from destabilizing the world and its aggressive methods of occupying other countries should be resisted.

The starting point to initiate such worldwide resistance to China’s territorial expansion plans is to recognize Taiwan and Tibet as independent and sovereign countries. This will show China its place.