On the southern slope of the eastern section of the Himalayas in Weisong, there is a small country called Bhutan . To the east, north, and west, bordering our Tibet, and to the south, bordering India.
This small country adjacent to us is one of the 16 countries in nearly 200 countries around the world that have not established diplomatic relations with us. Is it special for Bhutan, and does not establish diplomatic relations with any country? No, there are 54 countries and groups that have established diplomatic relations with Bhutan, but we are not bordering him.
Bhutan's geographical location
Bhutan is a poor Buddhist country. In ancient times, Bhutan was the territorial territory of the Tubo dynasty, and it can also be regarded as an affiliate of our subordinates. Moreover, Bhutan has been deeply influenced by Tibetan culture for a long time.
Bhutan is really not big, with an area of only 38,000 square kilometer and a population of about 756,000. You may not have any idea about this data. Let me give you an example. The area of Bhutan is less than one-quarter of the area of Guangdong Province, while the population is less than one-thousandth of that of Guangdong Province. The population size of Bhutan is only equivalent to one of our counties.
In terms of economy, Bhutan is even more behind. Maybe it's like a traditional Buddhist country, and it's inseparable from the world? Or is it because of landlocked countries? Bhutan's GDP in 2020 was only about US$2.21 billion, while per capita GDP was US$3129.86.
How far is Bhutan’s poverty and backwardness? Now we don’t usually watch TV, right? Now most of us are using mobile phone 5G network, right? But do you know that Bhutan officially announced the legalization of Internet and cable TV in 1999. Before that, in Bhutan, you had to sneak into watching TV.
Logically speaking, the entire country of Bhutan believes in Buddhism, and almost every household has Buddha niche . Buddhism emphasizes good friendship, that is, foreign exchanges. Moreover, Bhutan’s overall economic strength is not good. If we establish diplomatic relations with us, we can also strive to pass the Belt and Road Initiative to enable Bhutan to develop better. Establishing diplomatic relations with us can be said to be very beneficial to Bhutan, but why is it not?
Is the flag of Bhutan very Chinese?
I think the biggest influencing factor is that it is thanks to our long-term conflict and controversial third brother.
In 1949, the third brother, who had just been independent, signed the "Treaty of Permanent Peace and Friendship" with Bhutan, which stipulates that Bhutan's foreign relations must be "guided" by the third brother. In 2007, the two of them signed and revised the "Do not-Signal Friendship Treaty". In terms of foreign relations, Bhutan continued to accept the "guidance" of the third brother. Of course, in return, the third brother returned the 30 square miles of Diwangkiri area to Bhutan and also gave Bhutan economic subsidies.
returns the land and gives money again. This is obvious, and Bhutan accepts it happily. Although the third brother is not very powerful, it is at least a reliance for Bhutan. And for 49 years, to be honest, we have no time to pay attention to this small country. The acceptance of the "guidance" of the third brother in this regulation is a very important reason that hinders the establishment of diplomatic relations with us. How does the third brother guide Bhutan:
First of all, Bhutan cannot establish diplomatic relations with major countries. We are a big country, and we are still a country in Wuchang. So sorry, this diplomatic relations is not allowed;
Secondly, we cannot establish diplomatic relations with the controversial countries with the third brother. No, we are talking about it again. These two points of
basically determine that Bhutan will not establish diplomatic relations with us.
Secondly, Bhutan is a little short-sighted. I remember the leaders of Bhutan once said that it is not worth it to establish diplomatic relations. Moreover, if you have no contact with other countries, it seems that the impact is not great.
The Bhutanese leader was right. Bhutan is just a little bit, and it is not developed. We have to establish diplomatic relations with them and we have to support and help them. It means little to us. If you can, just hand over
, just hand over it. If you don’t, just forget it.
Bhutan's leader couple
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