Summary: | 碩士 === 淡江大學 === 國際事務與戰略研究所碩士在職專班 === 97 === China and India were once the leaders of the “Non-Allied Countries” until the border conflict, which took place in 1962, changed the relationship between two countries. However, due to the necessity of developing national power post Cold War, both China and India had continuously exploit the opportunities to improve the relationship between two countries by high official visits to each other, reclaim the “Panchshell” and a peaceful resolution of the border issue. India took the initiative by recognizing Tibet Autonomous Region is part of China’s territory. China on the other hand, recognized Sikkim belongs to India. Both countries gradually built a cooperative relationship focus on economy, culture and technology exchange.
The Bi-Polar sovereignty vanished with corruption of Soviet Union. The Multi-Polar region hegemony rose with the common diplomatic concern: striving for the dominance in South Asia and block other side to become regional hegemony. On one hand, these two countries tried to maintain harmonic relationship through diplomatic interaction, economic and military cooperation. On the other hand, they are fighting over issues concerning Indian Ocean, Pakistan and energy resource. The cooperation and competition between these two countries had various impacts on other countries like United States, Russia and Japan.
The intent of the research is to increase the readers’ understanding of how relationship between China and India might affect the security of Asia-Pacific region. By implementing analysis of archives and studies of geopolitics and history, conclusion can be drawn to indicate the possible interactive pattern and relations of these two countries.
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