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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
China: Daily Scan, December 6, 2021

Xi stresses developing religions in Chinese context: Xinhuanet
December 4, 2021
Chinese President Xi Jinping has stressed upholding the principle of developing religions in the Chinese context, and providing active guidance for ....

December 06, 2021 democracy , PLA , China Daily Digest , Evergrande , Laos. Peng Shuai , MeToo , rare-earth
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
China: Daily Scan, November 09, 2021

19th CPC Central Committee holds sixth plenary session: Xinhuanet
November 8, 2021
The 19th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) started its sixth plenary session in Beijing on Monday. Xi Jinping, general secr....

November 09, 2021 India , Pakistan , CPC , PLA , Covid , BeiDou , China Daily Digest , J-16D , TCM
China: Daily Scan, November 1, 2021

Regional broadcasters cautioned over excessive entertainment: Xinhuanet October 29, 2021
Four regional broadcasters were summoned for an inquiry on Friday for airing excessive entertainment programs in their satellite TV services. The br....

November 01, 2021 Xi Jinping , PLA , Beijing , China Daily Digest , F-35 , DEPA
People’s Liberation Army Navy - An Overview of Maritime Strategic Thought, Naval Capabilities, Implications of Military Reforms & Naval Operations and Exercises
Shashank Sharma

This paper aims to provide an overview of the Chinese maritime strategic thought and naval capabilities that could have a bearing on India’s strategic and security environment, particularly in the Indian Ocean. It provides a broad picture of major ....

October 22, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , PLA Navy , PLA , Asia-Pacific , China Maritime Strategic , PLA Navy Capabilities , Navy Operations , Naval Strategy , China Defence White Papers , Sea power
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
China: Daily Scan, October 4, 2021

Senior Chinese political advisor under probe: Xinhuanet October 2, 2021
Fu Zhenghua, deputy head of the Committee on Social and Legal Affairs of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, is being i....

October 04, 2021 Taiwan , PLA , Hong Kong , Coal , Tibet , China Daily Digest , PetroChina , JH-7A2 , Zhuhai
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
Using AUKUS to Brazen it Out
Sarosh Bana Article

The United States’ and the United Kingdom’s overtures to Australia to help it acquire a fleet of nuclear-powered general-purpose attack submarines (SSNs) infuse a perilous complexity into the strategic Indo-Pacific environment, rendering it more ....

September 28, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , Indo-Pacific , Article , China , Indo-Pacific , South China Sea , PLA , Biden , AUKUS , Boris Jhonson , SSBN
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