CCP mouthpiece has a glorious meltdown. Every article on Global Times about India contradicts the other

You know China is in deep trouble when the Chinese propaganda machinery starts falling apart, and it has started- Communist Party of China (CCP) mouthpiece Global Times has gone bonkers after the violent stand-off between the Indian Army and People’s Liberation Army (PLA) troops in Galwan Valley on Monday.

China has suffered heavy casualties- Indian intercepts say 43 either died or got critically injured, and US intelligence says 35 Chinese troops died. China was planning to brush everything under the carpet, and the Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson also pleaded ignorance about any fatality on China’s side. And this is when the Global Times spilled the beans.

Global Times came up with figures of five dead. Soon the Global Times retracted its statement about the death of five soldiers, but both Chinese Foreign Ministry and Global Times ended up in catch-22 situation. Later, it admitted, “severe clashes and casualties.”

Hu Xijin, the Editor-in chief of the mouthpiece, who had also participated in the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989 only to become the Editor-in chief of the autocratic regime’s mouthpiece later on, says China suffered casualties. How many? He says he doesn’t know. It is China’s “goodwill” not to release casualty figures, Xijing says.

For all his “goodwill”, Hu Xijin has become the Asif Ghafoor of 2020 and he is also being ridiculed by Indian social media users. The Global Times itself is behaving in a volatile manner, and every article is different from the other. They have admitted casualties, so being the backfoot is a more reasonable and natural position.

But they also have to hide Xi Jinping’s bloody nose, and therefore they are also playing the role that Pakistan Army’s Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) had played after the Balakot airstrikes, that is, chest-thumping even after being beaten black and blue by the adversary.

There are stories and tweets that try to extend the olive branch, and the propaganda wing says, “China-India border conflicts will likely see a “soft landing” despite the deadly clash on Mon, as both countries have kept a clear mind to keep frictions in check, as seen in their restrained statements and that their troops did not use guns.”

There is also an attempt to invoke people-to-people relations between the two countries and the mouthpiece tweeted a video of Indian chefs from a Shanghai restaurant. The tweet reads, “Shanghai’s Indian restaurants continue to serve customers from around the world. Multi-cultural customers enjoy their lunch in two Indian restaurants in downtown Shanghai Wednesday, with Indian chefs seen preparing delicious meals in kitchen.”

In fact, it has even begged for peace as an editorial directly says, “Border peace basis for healthy China-India ties.”

But the Global Times is also trying to show a dominating position by running a war commentary at the same time. The editorial policy has gone haywire and the mouthpiece has become dichotomous.

Hu Xijin tweeted, “Indian society needs to rid two misjudgments: 1. It underestimates China’s will to prevent Indian troops from crossing LAC; 2. It thinks India has military capacity to beat China in a border war. Correct understanding of each other is basis for China-India friendly coexistence.”

At the same time, he also wants to take potshots at the Indian Army- the same military force that has given his country ‘severe casualties’. Thus, he tweeted, “17 injured Indian soldiers reportedly died due to lack of in-time rescue, which reflects the serious flaws of Indian army to provide emergency treatment to the wounded. This is not an army with real modern combat capabilities at plateau. Indian public opinion needs to stay sober.”

In between, the Global Times starts tweeting images of attack helicopters and missile launch drills. Don’t forget what we told you earlier- Global Times is also singing poems of peace at the same time.

Global Times is confused and so is its Editor-in chief. Suddenly, the mouthpiece has also started warning Indians against boycotting Chinese goods.

Taking a jibe at former Indian cricketer Harbhajan Singh’s call for Chinese boycott, Xijin tweeted, “China has long since passed the era where celebrities lead the calls for boycotting foreign products. This “influencer” is reportedly one of the most famous sports stars in India; well, here he is representing another negative and backward image of great Indian culture.”

Global Times is desperate and confused, and now it is invoking Bollywood too. In a story titled, “China-India border clash should not be allowed to impact cultural exchanges”, it stated, “It’s hard to believe that these hateful comments and opinions from some Indian netizens on social media platforms like Twitter are coming from the country shown in movies such as Dangal, Secret Superstar and Hindi Medium, which depicts the people of the country as honest, friendly and modest.”

While some editorials and op-ed are loaded with propaganda and war commentary, one story is titled, “India should curb ‘boycott China’ voices after border clash.” The caricature in the editorial is telling- the mighty Dragon has suddenly become Panda in this editorial.

China has been taken aback and the volatility in Global Times is only a reflection of chaos in Chinese Foreign Policy- it wanted to backstab India in Ladakh, but the Indian Army inflicted heavy casualties on China. Now, China wants to hide its bloody nose and at the same time run an aggressive war commentary as well.