Why didn't Bhutan become buddies with China?He ascended to the throne at the age of 17, married four sisters, made ten troubles, and retired at the age of 51 to live a leisurely life.
Wow, guys!Let's take a look at the situation today, that is, what is the relationship between China and our neighbor Bhutan? In the current world, China has established diplomatic relations with a lot, and all countries have become brothers, but this Bhutan is the only one, why hasn't it got along with us?Old iron, today I will tell you the causes and consequences of this war of words.
In other words, in 1949, just after the founding of New China, we and the Soviet Union became buddies and established diplomatic relations on the same day. Four days later, North Korea was also on our "circle of friends". The whole of New China has started the carnival mode of establishing diplomatic relations, and it has mingled with 182 countries, and there are brothers everywhere.
However, as soon as I heard me, there is a Bhutan in Southeast Asia, which is only more than 40 kilometers away from our border, and it has not even added a little tail of friendship to us. Brothers, this is "involuntarily", is it troublesome?
Let's talk about the geography of Bhutan first, we don't want to be so vicious, but it's a bit of a chicken rib. The area of the country is only 380,000 square kilometers, a little larger than Taiwan, but the population is only 7630,000, oops, people are all over the stalls, what a big stall. Half of Bhutan is mountainous, and with the cross-flow of rivers, only 16 per cent of the total area is arritable. Dude, what do you think this isn't chicken ribs?
No, Bhutan's demand for food is not small, and it can only be imported from others, and as a large agricultural country like China, it should naturally be the first choice for Bhutan. The problem is that Bhutan is a bit "lame" in this foreign world, and even basic foreign exchanges have to pass through India first, a bit like India is their foreign dealer.
Let's go back to history, Bhutan is our old neighbor, as early as the 9th century AD formed an independent tribe, or our Tibetan Dynasty dependency. But the British invasion turned this independent tribe into a colony, so miserable, in 1772, it was completely absorbed by the British. In 1907, although Bhutan became an independent kingdom, diplomatic relations were still controlled by the British, and when Britain got out of the way in 1947, India was not willing to be lonely and hurriedly signed a "Treaty of Perpetual Peace and Friendship" with Bhutan.
Although Bhutan is ostensibly an independent country, in reality sovereignty has always been bound by India. Bhutan's hydropower market and foreign path are all firmly monopolized by India. Because of these entanglements, Bhutan and China have so far found it difficult to get involved, and they simply can't extricate themselves.
Brothers, although Bhutan has not established diplomatic relations with us, but don't think that this relationship is ordinary, in 1971, Bhutan joined the United Nations, and when China returned to the United Nations to vote, Bhutan did not hesitate to vote for us. Since then, our relationship with Bhutan has grown deeper and deeper, and it feels like we have changed from familiar strangers to old friends.
The King of Bhutan, Singh Wangchuck, is a legend. In 1972, when he was 17 years old, his father hung up, and he could only rush to the throne. But don't underestimate this kid, he is a caring person, and he found that Bhutan has nothing, not even a unified currency, and there is not even a road for up and down traffic. What's going on?If nothing else, it's got to be a business.
As soon as Singh Wangchuck came to power, he turned his hands into clouds and turned his hands into rain, and carried out a series of pioneering reforms. Our brother Bhutan began to open up to the outside world, vigorously developed tourism, and also focused on improving the ecological environment and raising the living standards of the people. This little brother Singh not only inspects the people's situation in plain clothes, but also often receives ordinary people who petition in the palace, he is really a "civilian monarch".
Not to mention, this kid single-handedly caused Bhutan's economy to take off, and its per capita GDP even exceeded twice that of India at one point. Life expectancy has also increased from less than 40 years old to more than 60 years. You say it's not a cow, huh?Although he did not establish diplomatic relations with our China, he sincerely lived well with us.
However, what makes everyone enjoy the most is his "wonderful" marriage. He was only 17 years old at the time, and he was going to be king, which was a bit complicated. In order to consolidate his position, he accepted his mother's suggestion and chose to find the niece and granddaughter of the living Buddha of Bhutan, Shathung Rinpoche, through marriage. As a result, I saw that Sha Chung Rinpoche was four sisters.
In order to completely stabilize the throne of the king, Singh Wangchuck simply did not stop and married four princesses. This wedding is simply an international version of the grand feast. Soon after the marriage, the four princesses gave birth to 5 princes and 5 princesses for him, and the family was harmonious and the king was beautiful.
Then, in 2006, at the age of 51, Singh Wangchuck announced his abdication and passed the throne to his son. Brothers, this is the time to be happy. People are retired, have more time to spend with their families, and live a comfortable life.
Now look at Bhutan, the new king has inherited his father's excellent traditions, and the relationship with China is also progressing. Brothers, looking at the story of this marriage, you say, this relationship, no matter how you look at it, it is all close. Although Bhutan has not established diplomatic relations with us, the friendly relations between China and Bhutan are like a cup of good tea that is slowly brewed.