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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.

How China waged ‘smokeless war’ for political primacy during pandemic — new book details

ThePrint Team -
‘Smokeless War: China’s Quest for Geopolitical Dominance’ by Manoj Kewalramani, published by Bloomsbury, will be released on 3 July on ThePrint’s SoftCover.

Which Chinese billionaire is in? Who’s out? Watch Communist Party’s birthday bash to know

Shuli Ren -
An invitation to Beijing’s big parties is a tremendous privilege and a sign of official favour. It could spark market pyrotechnics. 

Bhutan’s King trekked to stop Covid. But he’s walking between India and China

Jyoti Malhotra -
Bhutan is sandwiched between two Asian giants — one forcing it to show its hand, while another has the potential to make it a ‘vaccine maitri’.

China trials find CoronaVac safe for children, immune response better than in adults

Mohana Basu -
The phase 1/2 clinical trial of CoronaVac, which was recently approved for emergency use in China among children, was conducted in 550 children and adolescents aged 3-17 years.

India’s offensive cyber capability more focused on Pakistan than China, UK think tank says

Regina Mihindukulasuriya -
Report by International Institute for Strategic Studies says India made only ‘modest progress’ in developing a cybersecurity policy, and is aware of threats it faces from China.

Roads, bridges, food, habitat — how Army is boosting infra to sustain more troops in Ladakh

Amrita Nayak Dutta -
Logistics-related expenditure last year alone had seen around 46 per cent jump from the allocated amount for 2020-2021 for the entire northern command area.

‘There was nothing strange’ – the last-and-only-foreign scientist at Wuhan lab speaks out

Michelle Cortez -
Virologist Danielle Anderson says half-truths have obscured an accurate accounting of Wuhan lab’s functions, but she does think an investigation is needed to nail down virus’s origin.

China’s invasion of Taiwan will be a disaster for Asia. India must draw a red line

Rajesh Rajagopalan -
India’s voice alone is not going to change Xi Jinping’s mind on Taiwan, but it can complicate his calculations.

Russia and China have made war-gaming fashionable again in the West

Marc Champion -
China is focusing on challenging US capabilities in South China Sea & Taiwan Strait. Russia is developing new nuclear platforms & Putin has boasted of fielding hypersonic glide missiles.

China launches first electric train close to Arunachal Pradesh border in Tibet

PTI -
The 435.5-km Lhasa-Nyingchi section of the Sichuan-Tibet Railway has been inaugurated ahead of the centenary celebrations of the ruling Communist Party of China on 1 July.
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Economy

High capacity usage, fresh borrowings & new orders — why FY25 could be a big year for pvt investment

TCA Sharad Raghavan -
Companies are borrowing more from banks and public. Economists say high capacity utilisation & growing new orders could set stage for renewed investment push by India Inc.

Defence

China builds road through Shaksgam Valley, India registers protest

Snehesh Alex Philip -
New Delhi has, in past, too, objected to Chinese construction activities in Shaksgam Valley. Work in this strategic region gathered pace after the 2017 Doklam stand-off.

National Interest

Frontrunner is letting the challenger define this poll campaign. Modi still hasn’t found a big theme

Shekhar Gupta -
A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.

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