Bhutan, once our territory, why not establish diplomatic relations with China?

The vast China includes 14 land neighbors and 6 maritime neighbors. Since the founding of New China, China has established diplomatic relations with most countries in the world, and the border issue has been basically solved. However, in a small country bordering China and Tibet on the southwest border, Bhutan has not only failed to establish diplomatic relations with China, but also failed to draw a clear line with China. The reason is not only related to national cultural customs, but also related to external restrictions.

Cultural customs in Bhutan Let's talk about Bhutan's cultural customs first. Although Bhutan is one of the least developed countries in the world, it is one of the countries with the highest happiness index in the world. Because of its bad geographical position, its economic development is very backward and slow. But with the rapid development of global tourism, not only rely on. Its high happiness index and unique natural scenery attract international tourists from all over the world, and tourism is also Bhutan's main foreign exchange income. From this perspective, Bhutan has not established diplomatic relations with China, but it is not very important to integrate with economic development. Bhutanese have a leisurely attitude towards life, which is also caused by ignoring their own environment, so that they do not pursue a place in the world or region and do not have such ability. They are more eager to live their own lives.

External pressure is more important. One of the external constraints is the pressure from India, its southern neighbor. India has always been eyeing Bhutan, but it has not taken military action against Bhutan due to international pressure, but has chosen to constantly control Bhutan's foreign affairs and internal affairs. In other words, Bhutan does not have full autonomy. Therefore, Bhutan's diplomatic actions are also deeply controlled by India. India has its own ambitions and has always maintained an arrogant attitude on the border of China. It also does not want Bhutan and China to successfully resolve the border issue. Therefore, the existence of India is the root cause of the border dilemma and diplomatic problems between Bhutan and China.

Therefore, in general, the problem of Bhutan's failure to establish diplomatic relations with China is multifaceted and cannot be solved in a short time. However, with the increasing comprehensive strength and international influence of China, it is not a big problem for China not to establish diplomatic relations.