"Although China and India have been in a rocky relationship over the disputed territory for years, the disputed territory, which has been a national obsession, is hardly an asset to China," Wang Tao Tao said. India has protested the move saying it would allow China to cut India's access to its northeastern states.Social media websites and blogs - like the zhihu.com - have become popular over the years in China, where millions access them on their mobile phones. "The territorial dispute between China and India is essentially meaningless, because this disputed territory for India and China, not only difficult to development, but the moral, economic, political and management costs are extremely high," Wang said. "In this case, it is hard for China to actually go to war with India for these chicken ribs as long as it does not hamper security interests," he said, suggesting that any contest over Arunachal will have adverse impact on rest of the Tibet potentially strengthen separatist forces. "Objectively looking, the potential for separation in Tibet could become more powerful," he said.Wang said China has failed to fully address Tibetan identity issues.

Source: Times of India August 04, 2017 10:29 UTC