The Chinese were a very powerful nation that went through 150 years of being treat like dirt and having large parts of the country shaved off by other countries
now they are on their way back they are looking to recover all/part/some of what was lost (Tibet was the first act here)
On the other hand they have shown on a number of occasions that they are willing to negotiate boundaries on a face-to-face basis - the only condition is that the negotiations are one-on-one and that there is a genuine desire to deal. The Chinese have often stated that they will consider "realities on the ground".
They have done boundary deals with Pakistan, Nepal and Burma and no-one has lost much or any land.
They are a big player and about to become bigger - history shows that such countries like to control events in their neighbourhood (Latin America anyone states-side?)
Last edited by Heathrow Harry; 6th May 2013 at 17:33.