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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.

Trade on one hand, derisking on other. Germany’s Scholz says ‘need to be open, not naive’ on China

Keshav Padmanabhan -
In India for next round of intergovernmental consultations, Scholz talks about his country’s India push, including devising strategy to attract skilled Indian employees to Germany.

‘Broad consensus’ achieved along LAC through dialogue, Rajnath Singh says day after Modi-Xi meet

Smruti Deshpande -
Speaking at the Chanakya Defence Dialogue in New Delhi, the defence minister says that consensus has been achieved on patrolling and grazing in traditional areas.

China terms LAC disengagement plan ‘positive’, says will work with India on implementation

Keshav Padmanabhan -
Chinese foreign ministry confirmed Tuesday that New Delhi & Beijing are in agreement over new arrangement for patrolling friction points along LAC in eastern Ladakh.

UNICEF Chief visits China, highlights country’s progress

ThePrint Team -
During her visit, Russell traveled to Beijing and the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, where she met with government officials, UNICEF partners, and children and families.

China’s rise in research papers has an unfair ‘home bias’, say US, Japan studies

Sandhya Ramesh -
New papers from US, Japan say Chinese researchers citing country's papers more than those in English journals can skew global research rankings. But not all academics convinced.

China launches survey to understand ‘fear of having children’ amid struggle to boost birth rate

Farah Master -
Beijing is trying to encourage young couples to have children after China posted a second consecutive year of population decline in 2023.

China building capacity to rapidly strike Taiwan, senior Taiwanese official says

Yimou Lee -
Taiwan reported a record 153 Chinese aircraft took part in drills, and an unprecedented 25 Chinese navy, coast guard boats also approached close to Taiwan's 39km contiguous zone.

From Nepal to Bhutan—China’s pressure for diplomatic ties camouflages territorial intent

Rishi Gupta -
In just the last five years, Beijing has aggressively and systematically laid claim to Ladakh, Nepal, Sikkim, Bhutan, and Arunachal Pradesh.

Trudeau calls Chinese interference in Canadian politics ‘part of what diplomats do’

Keshav Padmanabhan -
His remarks before Foreign Interference Commission come even as Canadian intelligence reports claim Beijing clandestinely interfered in 2019 & 2021 Canadian elections, which Trudeau won.

ADB approves $200 million loan for China’s green district

ThePrint Team -
The program will finance the Chongqing eco-district by supporting measures such as enhanced flood mitigation capacity and urban green spaces.
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While we talk much about our military, we don’t put our national wallet where our mouth is. Nobody is saying we should double our defence spending, but current declining trend must be reversed.

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