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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.

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Laura Curtis -
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Shekhar Gupta -
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Vaibhav Pant -
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‘Independent, strong India’ key to countering China’s influence, says US official Paul Kapur

Keshav Padmanabhan -
At a hearing of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Kapur said that despite trade uncertainty, India-US ties have picked up momentum in areas such as defence.

Maritime security & $175 mn for Seychelles as India takes on China challenge in Indian Ocean Region

Keshav Padmanabhan -
Patrick Herminie is on first state visit to India after assuming Seychellois presidency last year—a signal New Delhi is trying to compete with Beijing in expanding maritime footprint.

Hong Kong court sentences Jimmy Lai, pro-democracy ex-media mogul, to 20 years in jail

Niyati Kothiyal -
Critics said 20-year term awarded to the founder of Hong-Kong’s now defunct Chinese-language independent newspaper, Apple Daily, was essentially a life sentence.

Xi’s military shake-up — stripping power from China’s central military command

Atul Kumar -
The latest purging campaign blurs the line between anti-graft drive and political consolidation under Xi’s rule.

China’s Motuo dam is coming. Assam has no buffer and no real-time data

Rami Niranjan Desai -
China, which harbours ambitions to control the Yarlung Tsangpo, as the Brahmaputra is known in Tibet, is moving ahead with its mega hydropower project at Motuo.

Fake call centres, drug dens—why China executed 11 members of Myanmar’s Ming family

Manisha Mondal -
The Mings—first among the alleged kingpins of the fraud to face execution—was responsible for the deaths of 14 Chinese citizens and injuries to several others from 2015 to 2023.

Xi’s military purges are less about China’s strategic goals, more about party control

Sana Hashmi -
Xi Jinping appears to be executing a modern version of Mao Zedong’s dictum of “cleaning the house before inviting guests”.
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