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Perceptions, Policies and Narrative about China over COVID-19 from the Indo-Pacific

May 27, 2020 Amruta Karambelkar Article

As the initial shock from the COVID-19 pandemic recedes in the past few weeks, there has been a rising criticism of China from nearly all over the world. This piece would survey China’s policies and popular narratives from the Indo-Pacific that hav....

International Relations and Diplomacy , Indo-Pacific

Tags : Article , US , China , Indo-Pacific , QUAD , Australia , Japan , Vietnam , Southeast Asia , Singapore , Coronavirus , COVID-19 , ASEAN.

COVID-19 International Developments: Daily Scan, May 27, 2020

May 27, 2020 Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF COVID-19 Daily Scan

Medical China Rules Out Animal Market and Lab as Coronavirus Origin Chinese scientists in recent days said they had ruled out both a laboratory and an animal market in the city of Wuhan as possible origins of the coronavirus ....

International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Israel , South China Sea , Afghanistan , Belt and Road Initiative , COVID-19 Daily Scan , Daily scan , Antibodies , Fact-Check warning , Latin America , Air Travel , Artemis Accords , French Auto Industry

China’s Incursions, Covid and Military Coercion

May 27, 2020 Lt Gen Vinod Bhatia, PVSM, AVSM, SM (Retd) Article

The Incursions The Galwan valley intrusion by China since early May is indicative of China’s strategic signaling to India, and cannot be seen as just one of the near 350 transgressions that occur every year. Reportedly, the PLA has buil....

International Relations and Diplomacy , China

Tags : Article , PLA , BRI , COVID-19 , LAC , Ladakh , Intrusions , transgressions , military coercion , Galwan valley , border infrastructure

COVID-19 International Developments: Daily Scan, May 26, 2020

May 26, 2020 Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF COVID-19 Daily Scan

Economic In Coronavirus Fight, Uncertainty Emerges as the New Enemy Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Romer notes that the coronavirus itself, of course, remains the biggest issue. “The longer it takes to fix the uncertaint....

International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Russia , COVID-19 Daily Scan , Daily scan , Cyber attacks , Uncertainty , Taxes , Yen , Solidarity Surcharge , UK-China , Multiannual Financial Framework , Red Cross , Tracers , Masks

Implications of the Ongoing Tension with China along the LAC

May 26, 2020 Jayadeva Ranade Commentary

China has accused India of crossing and violating the LAC. On 5 May the Chinese media reports said: On the May 18th, a reporter from the Global Times (in Chinese) learned from sources that the Chinese border guards have strengthened control over t....

International Relations and Diplomacy , China

Tags : Commentary , CPEC , PLA , Sikkim , LAC , Ladakh , BMP , Tibet , Military District

China Study Group Report: Domestic Politics and Economy in China during COVID-19

May 26, 2020 Dr Teshu Singh Article

The Vivekananda international Foundation held a discussion on the developments in China amid the COVID-19 on 4 May 2020. The discussion focused on the Chinese President Xi Jinping and China's Domestic Politics and China's experience in the resumption....

International Relations and Diplomacy , China

Tags : Article , South China Sea , NPC , Chinese economy , Xi Jinping , Taiwan , Wuhan , India-China relations , COVID-19 , Moderately Prosperous Society

COVID-19 International Developments: Daily Scan, May 25, 2020

May 25, 2020 Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF COVID-19 Daily Scan

Economic Xi stresses analysing China's economy from comprehensive, dialectical, long-term perspective- CPPCC 2020 Xi called for consolidating the fundamental role of agriculture, ensuring stability on the six fronts and security....

International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : CPEC , COVID-19 , COVID-19 Daily Scan , Daily scan , Covid Surcharge , Corporate bailouts , Macau , Akademik Lomonosov , Digital tax , Savings , Arctic , Xi state visit , Iran-Venezuela , Cyclone Amphan

What happened at World Health Assembly?

May 25, 2020 Amb K P Fabian Commentary

There is considerable confusion as to what happened in the diplomatic bridge game between rising China and declining US, declining at an accelerated pace under President Trump, who holding trumps got trumped badly by President Xi Jinping who finessed....

International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Commentary , US , China , Xi Jinping , COVID-19 , World Health Assembly

COVID-19 International Developments: Daily Scan, May 22, 2020

May 22, 2020 Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF COVID-19 Daily Scan

Strategic Two Sessions 2020: China increases defence spending by 6.6 per cent but sets no GDP target, focuses on Hong Kong national security law Beijing has announced an increase of 6.6 per cent in its military spending, but d....

International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : COVID-19 , COVID-19 Daily Scan , Daily scan , Face masks , National People’s Congress , Locusts , Remedesvir , Hong Kong , Open Skies Treaty , Economic Prosperity Network , Olympics , Euro

HAIL TO THEE- THE CPC | A POEM

May 22, 2020 Amb Kanwal Sibal Commentary

THE SONG OF XI ( WITH MARTIAL MUSIC) Tibet now is under our yoke, We have made Dalai Lama broke, With monasteries in control And tight surveillance, it’s our goal, The reincarnation process Will be done under our duress. A....

International Relations and Diplomacy , China

Tags : Commentary , China , democracy , CPC , Xi Jinping , Coronavirus , Shanghai , HAIL TO THEE