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Portents of the Xi-Putin Meeting of May 2024

Summits between Russian President Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping are invariably closely monitored in world capitals, especially since the onset of Russia’s war with Ukraine in 2022 and the two having declared a “no limits friendship”! C....

July 16, 2024 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Article , US , China , Russia , Xi Jinping , Putin , Europe , CCP , Taiwan independence

Convergence of the Indo-Pacific with the Indian Ocean—Is a Maritime Centric Approach Enough? An Indian Perspective

Air Marshal Diptendu Choudhury (Retd), PVSM, AVSM, VM, VSM, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

This article examines China’s strategic ambitions in the Indo-Pacific region through the lens of its “Zhōngguó” or “Middle Kingdom” dream of regaining its perceived historical dominance. It traces the deep roots of this aspiration in Chin....

June 07, 2024 International Relations and Diplomacy , Indo-Pacific , Article , US , China , CCP , Indian Ocean , Indo Pacific , Maritime Centric

Tensions Show in US-China Ties During Blinken’s Visit

Jayadeva Ranade Article

US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken's three day (April 24-26) visit to Shanghai and Beijing was an apparent attempt to arrest the slide in relations and simultaneously make clear the US 'red lines'. Since Biden became US President, Blinken is the s....

May 06, 2024 International Relations and Diplomacy , US , China , Article , China , Taiwan , CCP , Wang Yi , Blinken , Dong Jun , Janet Yellen

China’s 14th National People’s Congress Session Gives New Direction to PLA

Jayadeva Ranade Article

The plenary sessions of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), the top political advisory body, and the National People’s Congress (NPC), China’s version of a parliament, which opened in Beijing’s Great Hall of the Pe....

April 19, 2024 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Article , NPC , PLA Navy , Xi Jinping , CCP , innovation , Two Sessions , civil military fusion , Intelligent Warfare

China is Raising Tensions in the Taiwan Strait

Jayadeva Ranade Commentary

Tension across the Taiwan Strait has increased since Taiwan's pro-independence Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) won the Presidential elections for the third consecutive time in January 2024. The victory of the DPP's Lai Ching-te clearly signalled t....

March 14, 2024 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Commentary , China , Taiwan , CCP , DPP , PLA , KMT , Kinmen , Quemoy , reunification

Xi Jinping Reinforces Security Apparatus Amidst Growing Popular Discontent

Jayadeva Ranade Article

The slowing economy and increasing joblessness have contributed to the growing popular discontent in China. This has affected China’s entrepreneurs and there are indications that discontent has spread also to the ‘princelings’ and cadres in the....

March 07, 2024 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Article , Xi Jinping , CCP , PLA , Cultural Revolution , armed police department , discontent in China , Ministry of State Security , Political Bureau

Chinese President Xi Jinping Beset by Growing Popular Discontent

Jayadeva Ranade Article

Faced with increasing popular discontent, Chinese President Xi Jinping and the Chinese leadership have since the 19th Party Congress in 2017 been focussed on trying to assert the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)’s pre-eminence in all sectors and ensur....

February 26, 2024 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Article , Xi Jinping , CCP , Demonstrations , Strikes , MPS , HRIC , National Statistics Bureau , salary reduction

Fortifying State Secrets: China's Authoritarian Revamp of the State Secrets Law

Ankit K Commentary

China's State Secrets Law, a cornerstone in the nation's authoritarian stranglehold on information, is undergoing a radical overhaul with the recent submission of a draft amendment. To fully grasp the implications of this legislative overhaul, it is ....

December 22, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Commentary , China , Xi Jinping , CCP , Chinese politics , Chinese State , PLA and Politics

China’s Central Finance and Economic Affairs Work Conference Reveals Emphasis on Security and Development

Jayadeva Ranade Article

China’s long awaited Central Financial Work Conference was held in Beijing on October 30-31, 2023, and was the first held since the establishment of the Central Financial Commission and the Central Financial Working Committee. With the decline in C....

November 24, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Article , China , economy , CCP , Li Qiang , CFWC , Infrastructure projects

Unusual Developments in China

Jayadeva Ranade Article

The interest of governments and observers of China have got heightened with some unusual developments taking place in China particularly since the past few months. These have included the "removal" of high Chinese Communist Party (CCP) officials, pur....

October 12, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Article , Xi Jinping , CCP , PLA , PLARF , Li Qiang , Li Shangfu , Chinal