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America’s Diplomatic Boycott Policy for Beijing Olympics

No bigger international sport event than the Olympics escaped from the impact of the on-going pandemic when the global event scheduled to be held in Tokyo in 2020 was postponed for a year and finally held in 2021 amid plenty of protocols in place and....

January 18, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , US , China , Article , Xi Jinping , Senkaku Islands , IOC , Winter Olympics , Fumio Kishida , boycott , Pyeongchang , Olympic truce , political manipulation

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

China Raises its strategic profile in Horn of Africa and IOR

Amb Gurjit Singh Article

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi kept up the tradition of Chinese leaders visiting Africa at the beginning of the year. For 32 years, this tradition has been in vogue and the Chinese FM, between 4 and 7 January, visited Eritrea, Kenya and Comoros in ....

January 11, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Africa , Article , China , BRI , Wang Yi , IUU , Special Envoy , Horn of Africa

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

Emergence of China as a Military Space Power and Ramifications for India’s Security

Pushpinder Bath

China’s space programme can be described as a mystery within a maze. The visible elements of the programme include space launch vehicles, launch sites and satellite systems. However, various components of its organisational structure and architectu....

December 08, 2021 National Security and Strategic Studies , China , China Military Space Power , India Security , China Space Programme , Dragon Space Arsenal , Strategy for India

How has the Growing Rift in Oceania enabled China’s Rise in the Region?

Amit Kumar

This paper seeks to investigate the factors that allowed China to emerge as a major player in the Oceania. The paper argues that the traditional powers in the region, the ANZUS, have viewed the region predominantly through the geostrategic lens and i....

November 24, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , Indo-Pacific , China , China , ANZUS , Oceania , Pacific Island Countries , Micronesia , Melanesia , Polynesia , Island chain strategy , Climate Inaction , Intra-Alliance Competition , Inadequate Aid Support , Pacific Island Forum

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