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Topic: China

China is a South Asian country, sharing borders with 14 countries including India. Its significance lies in its rise in the region and hegemonic influence over smaller countries through loans and the Belt and Road Initiative. China and India have fought a major war in the 60s and have disputes over the Aksai Chin and LAC, and tensions over the Indo-Pacific.

India 4th highest military spender, China at $296 billion second only to US, says SIPRI report

Smruti Deshpande -
America spent a whopping $916 bn, accounting for 37 percent of the total global expenditure. Russia, India & Saudi Arabia occupy next three spots.

Govt enacts emergency response plans amid fears of massive river flooding in China’s Guangdong

Bernard Orr -
The province has seen torrid downpours for several days and strong winds due to severe convective weather, which has affected several parts of China over the past few weeks.

Israel-Iran conflict is bad news for Russia. Moscow is dependent on Tehran for drones

Seshadri Chari -
The US no longer enjoys the ‘rewards' of regime change in Iran brought about by the CIA, and at best, it could refrain from attempting another coup in Tehran.

Germany is trying to de-risk from China but Olaf Scholz can’t take hawkish approach just yet

Swasti Rao -
It will be interesting to see which side actually de-risks more from the other at what cost and how it impacts geopolitics, particularly China’s backing of Russia.

Hardened shelters, radars, defence systems & more — IAF quietly upgrades bases focused on China

Snehesh Alex Philip -
New infra projects involve not just repair work of runways and creation of additional taxi ways to enable better tempo of operations, but also storage of spare parts and munitions.

German chancellor Olaf Scholz kicks off China visit, his longest to any country

Andreas Rinke -
German CEOs are accompanying Scholz amidst Europe's concerns over Chinese trade practices. China is one of Germany's top trade partners.

Trudeau contradicts intel agency, says ‘improbable’ that China preferred his Liberal Party govt in Canada

Keshav Padmanabhan -
PM Justin Trudeau, appearing before public inquiry on foreign interference in Canadian elections, denied that interference by Chinese officials cost Conservative Party any seats.

China tried to meddle in Canadian elections but result not impacted, says PM Justin Trudeau

Ismail Shakil -
In the ongoing inquiry on foreign interference in the federal elections of 2019 and 2021, Trudeau said that the Canadian elections were 'free and fair'.

China will amplify AI-generated content to sway public opinion in India & US, warns Microsoft

Mrinalini Dhyani -
With India, South Korea, and the US heading to the polls, Clint Watts of Microsoft’s MTAC cautions against China’s potential use of AI in shaping voter perceptions.

India to export essential goods to Maldives even as ties remain strained, says govt notification

Rajendra Jadhav -
Maldives, which has traditionally had close ties to India, is pivoting towards China President Mohamed Muizzu was elected in Oct on a promise to end the country’s pro-India stance.
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