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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.

Navy keeps close watch as 3 Chinese military vessels enter Indian Ocean weeks after intrusion

Snehesh Alex Philip - 4 December, 2019

A Chinese vessel operating in Indian waters near Port Blair was forced to turn back by the Indian Navy in September.

Harsh Pant cautions against ‘Chinese misadventure’, Patwardhan tells an Ayodhya tale

Kairvy Grewal - 4 December, 2019

The best of the day’s opinion, chosen and curated by ThePrint’s top editors.

US House passes Xinjiang bill over rights violations, prompting threat from China

Daniel Flatley - 4 December, 2019

The US bill comes in support of Xinjiang’s Muslim ethnic group Uyghurs and imposes sanctions on Chinese officials.

Building a new capital city: What China’s new overseas development project is likely to be

Srijan Shukla - 3 December, 2019

Indonesia is embarking on an ambitious project to develop a new capital city in Kalimantan at an expected cost of $33 billion. Beijing is the frontrunner.

China’s military–civil fusion policy has far-reaching implications for universities

Alex Joske - 3 December, 2019

More and more Chinese universities are becoming integrated with China’s military apparatus, security agencies and nuclear weapons programme.

Why is Japan bailing out Modi govt even as global concerns rise on Kashmir

Jyoti Malhotra - 3 December, 2019

China has ignored international concerns on human rights violations while opening up its large market to the world. Modi is taking a leaf out of Beijing's book.

Top polluter China in focus as UN climate talks begin in Madrid

Bloomberg News - 2 December, 2019

As climate warnings become more severe, the focus is shifting from creating more green power toward stopping emissions, putting a harsher spotlight on China.

Japan says it won’t sign China-backed RCEP trade pact without India

Isabel Reynolds - 30 November, 2019

'Japan will continue to try to persuade India to join,' said Hideki Makihara, Japan's Deputy Minister for Economy, Trade and Industry about the regional trade pact.

Infrastructure in Tibet gets a big boost as China stepped up focus after Doklam face-off

Col. Vinayak Bhat (retd) - 29 November, 2019

Satellite imagery shows China has made good progress in building roads, railways and bridges, besides new infrastructure at airports in Tibet in the aftermath of the Doklam stand-off with India in 2017.

Sri Lanka wants to undo deal to lease port to China for 99 years

Anusha Ondaatjie - 29 November, 2019

Previous PM Wickremesinghe had changed the terms of Hambantota port deal, saying it would be difficult to pay the loans taken to build the project.

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