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Topic: China

China is a South Asian country, sharing borders with 14 countries including India. Governed by the Communist Party of China (CPC) since 1949, it has rapidly transformed into a global manufacturing hub and technological leader. Its significance lies in its economic rise in the region and hegemonic influence over smaller countries through loans and the Belt and Road Initiative.

As the epicenter of COVID-19, China faced global scrutiny over its pandemic response. Its strict zero-COVID policy and economic slowdowns have affected global markets, while trade disputes and technological restrictions with the US, EU, and India continue to shape its global relations.

China’s foreign policy is marked by its Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), expanding influence through infrastructure projects, and territorial disputes, particularly in the South China Sea, Taiwan Strait, and along the India-China border. It fought a war with India in 1962 over Aksai Chin, and tensions persist along the Line of Actual Control (LAC), most recent being the Galwan Valley clash in 2020.

Chinese pharma contractor under watch: Pentagon names WuXi AppTec on military list

Gerry Smith -
The designation could threaten a key revenue stream for the drug contractor and complicate research, manufacturing and supply chains for American pharmaceutical firms.

China’s oil imports hit eight-year low as Iran war disrupts energy supplies

Bloomberg News -
Beijing has leaned on stockpiles, refinery cuts and export curbs instead of chasing replacement crude, helping cushion global markets from the supply shock.

China has built an underwater data centre. It reduces demand for electricity, water

Janaki Pande -
The project is located nearly 10 km off the coast of Shanghai’s Lingang area. It has a capacity of 24 megawatts which could power nearly 20,000 houses.

India, Nepal to resolve border dispute ‘bilaterally’, not seeking 3rd party mediation—Nepalese FM Khanal

Keshav Padmanabhan -
Shishir Khanal tells ThePrint in Delhi that Nepal reached out to UK for documentary evidence on Lipulekh. No talks yet on Gurkha soldiers' recruitment in Indian Army.

Chinese missile may have downed US F-15E in Iran. NBC News report points to growing Beijing-Tehran ties

Nishtha Modgil -
China, according to the NBC News report, also likely provided Iran with an early warning radar system during the early days of war in West Asia.

India, China among 54 countries facing proposed additional 12.5% US tariff over forced labour concerns

Keshav Padmanabhan -
For countries, including Pakistan, that have 'imposed partial regime with effect of preventing importation of certain forced labour goods', USTR proposes an additional 10% tariff.

Junta chief-turned-president’s India visit spotlights New Delhi, Beijing’s strategic interests in Myanmar

Rahul Saikia -
Rich in natural resources, strategically located between South Asia, Southeast Asia and Indian Ocean, Myanmar has become arena of competing trade, security & connectivity agendas.

Russia scaling up ‘hybrid activity’ against Europe, from seabed to cyberspace, warns chief of UK’s GCHQ | FULL SPEECH

ThePrint Team -
GCHQ Director Anne Keast-Butler said Moscow is intensifying cyber attacks, sabotage efforts and threats to critical infrastructure as global security enters a “new era of radical uncertainty”.

China’s oil import slowdown eases pressure on Asian refiners, boosts India’s crude intake

Udit Bubna -
Kpler says weaker demand by China has freed up Russian, African & US crude for Asian buyers, helping refiners in India & elsewhere cushion the impact of Hormuz disruptions.

China reacts to Quad’s deepening Indo-Pacific cooperation, says it opposes ‘exclusive cliques’

Debdutta Chakraborty -
China’s statement comes after Quad announced new initiatives for strengthening maritime surveillance & port infra across Indo-Pacific, amid rising concerns over Beijing’s expanding footprint.
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