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Lt Gen (Dr) Rakesh Sharma (Retd.), Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

The Defence Spokesperson of CMC, Senior Colonel Wu Qian in a regular press conference on 27 Jan 2022 stated that China’s neither “coerces” nor is “coerced” by others! This view is open to serious contention, as it is apparent, China has res....

January 31, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Article , India , CCP , Tibet , Coercion , compellance , South Xinjiang , Xiaokang villages

China Central Economic Work Conference Flags the Difficulties Ahead

Jayadeva Ranade Article

China’s important annual Central Economic Work Conference was held in Beijing from December 8 – 10, 2021. The conference is an important forum where Chinese leaders map out the country’s economic priorities for the coming year and when analysts....

January 18, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Article , China , Xi Jinping , CCP , NDRC , Li Keqiang , Central Economic Work Conference , stability

Views of Chinese Experts on Sino-US Relations

Jayadeva Ranade Article

As China’s economic situation becomes more difficult and its aggressive policies increase tensions in its neighbourhood, the Chinese leadership is concerned at the turn that its relations with the US are taking. This has generated renewed discuss....

January 12, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , US , China , Article , Xi , CCP , Biden , Wang Yi , CICIR , Cui Tiankai , Yuan Peng , Zhang Baijian

Some Chinese Assessments of India’s Geo-economic and Foreign Policies

Jayadeva Ranade Article

A good indication of Chinese thinking on India is discernible from the Chinese print and social media. While China’s English-language publications, like China Daily and Beijing Review, are intended for the English-speaking foreign audience, the Chi....

December 28, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Article , China , Indo-Pacific , USA , Global Times , CCP , PLA , border issue

What the CCP Wants from its Media

Dr Gunjan Singh Commentary

On December 15, 2021 the All China Journalists Association (ACJA) organized a conference in Beijing. The Conference was attended by Xi Jinping who spoke to the participants and the winners of the China Journalism Awards. At the Conference the head of....

December 23, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Commentary , Xi Jinping , Chinese Media , CCP , Journalist Conference 2021 , Media freedom in China , China Domestic Policy

Xi Jinping’s New Security Satraps

Jayadeva Ranade Article

China’s powerful security apparatus has become even more important for Xi Jinping as he makes a bid for a third term at China’s helm at the upcoming 20th Party Congress in 2022. The unease and dissatisfaction simmering just below the surface make....

December 20, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Article , CCP , Chen Wenqing , Chen Yixin , Lin Rui , MoSS , Minister of Public Security

Purges in Security Apparatus Indicate Xi Jinping Faces Resistance

Jayadeva Ranade Article

The months till the 20th Party Congress scheduled for late next year are fraught with risk for China and its neighbours. It is a particularly crucial year for Chinese President Xi Jinping, who is trying to secure a third term, unprecedented since Mao....

November 24, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Article , CCP , PLA , Party Congress , CDIC , Fu Zhenghua , Zhao Kezhi

Xi Jinping’s New Slogan of Common Prosperity is Worrying People

Jayadeva Ranade Article

‘Common Prosperity’ has become the new buzzword in the People's Republic of China since August 2021. The term provokes varying emotions ranging from fear and apprehension to a sense that the government is finally addressing the rising Gini coeffi....

November 09, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Article , Xi Jinping , CCP , Cultural Revolution , common prosperity

China: Profound, Palpable and Persistent Winds of Change-Implications for India

Lt Gen (Dr) Rakesh Sharma (Retd.), Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

Is China on throes of Cultural Revolution 2.0? What will be political effects of an economic slowdown in China, and near-term pain propelled by strong headwinds? Does this shifting dynamic and internal discourse in China matter to India? With the Tal....

October 20, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Article , Pakistan , China , South China Sea , Xi Jinping , Taiwan , Bhutan , CCP , PLA , Ladakh , WTC

Profound Transformation in China in the “NEW ERA”

Lt Gen (Dr) Rakesh Sharma (Retd.), Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

In a surprising statement, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesman on 22 September 2021 stated that the “…Galwan incident took place because India violated all signed agreements and treaties and encroached upon Chinese territory and illegally cross....

September 29, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Article , China , QUAD , New Era , CCP , PLA , LAC , Party Congress