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I can't say I am sad to see this. we have been seeing a lot of propaganda-type articles in some foreign owned media outlets. And given the China threat that is looming, it was expected.

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There no more a "China threat" than there's a "US threat". Stop spreading FUD on HN.

Also "China" is like "America". Geography, not countries.

There is. When you live here it's easy to see it. Tensions have been escalating for last 6 months. Hence many changes in Foreign investments - esp. from China.

Let me ask you this: If you walk down a busy street, which are the most likely you see: McDonald's or whatever equivalent they have in China? If you look at people using computers do they use Facebook and Google or Renren and Baidu? Do you see more Mandarin taught in schools or English? Chinese or western TV? Clearly culturally there are way more from the US. Tensions isn't because "China is taking over". Culturally India have already been taken over years ago. If anything India is now trying to get away from colonial times and English/American meddling.

One can only hope India rises as a power player in its own right. Pointing fingers at PRC is just propaganda to get people to look away from national problems and the real foreign investment boogeymen which has been in India all along and don't want more competition.

They recently killed 20 Indian soldiers.

Yes, but while sad it doesn't mean PRC is a bigger threat than many others. 20 is a drop in the sea of people dead in Iraq for example. So to say there's a threat from PRC isn't a direct lie but it is laughably small compared to the threat from the US.

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