China, in a surprise diplomatic move, on Friday blamed the British for troubles in Kashmir.
In a series of tweets, the Chinese government spokesperson Zhao Lijian attacked the UK and its British imperialistic past, with respect to India and Indian Kashmir.
Quoting an article published in Chinese government’s controlled media – Xinhuanet, written by Xin Ping with caption – ‘Kashmir: A Crack in the Jewel in the Crown of the British Empire’, Lijian tweeted, “If British India was the jewel in the crown of the British Empire, then Kashmir has been the biggest crack in it when the crown finally fell over on that land”.
The land once as pristine as its famous Kashmir Sapphires was carved by innumerable scars, cracked by the greed of imperialists and soaked by the tears of people in fear.
— Lijian Zhao 赵立坚 (@zlj517) May 28, 2021
He further tweeted, “The British Empire fell, but the poison of hatred has been injected into the body politic of two peoples for decades to come. The land once as pristine as its famous Kashmir Sapphires was carved by innumerable scars, cracked by the greed of imperialists and soaked by the tears of people in fear”.
If British India was the jewel in the crown of the British Empire, then Kashmir has been the biggest crack in it when the crown finally fell over on that land.https://t.co/OpR2tcIVeb
— Lijian Zhao 赵立坚 (@zlj517) May 28, 2021
As long as the bloodshed in Kashmir continues, Britain can never clean itself from its bloody colonial past, Zhao added.
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