中印东段边界真相

THE TRUTH ABOUT THE EASTERN SECTOR OF SINO-INDIAN BOUNDARY

中印边界最大的争议在东段。东段边界传统习惯线在喜马拉雅山南麓是不可否认的历史事实,这也可以从1938年以前印度官方地图得到证实。非法的“麦克马洪线”是英国侵略政策的产物,中国从未承认过。该线和东段传统习惯线之间的地区历来属于中国。英国并没有在那里行使过管辖权,印度只是在五十年代初才强占了这一地区。印度以所谓分水岭原则强调“麦线”是中印东段的天然边界。这一说法缺乏历史和地理根据。“麦线”是殖民主义者留下的混乱遗产。中印边界争端需要从政治上考虑,通过谈判,采取互谅互让态度来取得合理解决。

The biggest dispute with regard to Sino-Indian boundary lies in the eas- tern sector. It is an undeniable historical fact that the traditional customary line in the eastern sector runs along the southern foot of the Himalayas. This had also been confirmed by the Indian official maps published before 1938. The illegal McMahon line was a product of British aggressive policy and had never been recognized by China. The area between the McMahon line and the traditional customary line in the eastern sector always belongs to China. The British had not exercised jurisdiction over there and India occupied that area by force only in the early fifties of this century. The Indian side emphasizes that the McMahon line is a natural boundary according to the so-called water-shed principle. This allegation has no historical and geographical evidence. The McMahon line is but a messy legacy left by colonalists. The Sino-Indian boundary dispute should be reasonably settled through negotiations in the spirit of mutual understanding and mutual accommodation from the political angle.