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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.

China’s property giant Country Garden faces liquidation petition, deepening crisis in real estate sector

Keshav Padmanabhan -
In a filing in the Hong Kong Stock Exchange Wednesday, the company announced that one of its creditors, Ever Credit Ltd., had filed a winding-up petition in the high court over non-payment of $204 million.

India among fastest growing diplomatic networks, 11 new posts since 2021, reveals new report

Pia Krishnankutty -
The country has opened 11 new missions since 2021 and climbed to the 11th rank in the Global Diplomacy Index, a report by the Lowy Institute.

West believes in ‘direct military action’, East in ‘timely military action’, says Gen Anil Chauhan

Smruti Deshpande -
At Raisina Dialogue, Chief of Defence Staff, without explicitly naming Beijing, hints at use of grey zone warfare in South China Sea and on India’s northern borders.

‘Not afraid of punishment from China,’ says Vietnam deputy foreign minister on developing ties with US

Pia Krishnankutty -
Speaking at Raisina Dialogue in Delhi, Do Hung Viet shut down suggestions that China could weaponise Mekong river, but added that China's development of dams along the river was concerning.

China asks World Court to speak against Israel’s ‘illegal’ occupation of Palestinian territories

Bart Meijer -
The ICJ this week is hearing arguments from over 50 states following UNGA request to issue a non-binding opinion on the legal consequences of the Israeli occupation.

India-Taiwan relations are making China uneasy. So it’s turning to disinformation

Sana Hashmi -
A pivotal moment in the evolution of India’s Taiwan policy unfolded last week with the signing of a labour pact between New Delhi and Taipei.

Army’s Central Command gets ‘combatised’ to counter China, new corps raised

Snehesh Alex Philip -
The Army will now have a total of 7 corps dedicated to guarding the borders with China, up from the earlier 5.

Myanmar crisis is a security threat for India’s eastern front. China’s shadow is looming

Suhas Chakma -
As China effectively makes inroads to the North East through Bangladesh’s Chittagong Hill Tracts amid the deteriorating situation in Myanmar, India must adopt a hard-nosed approach.

How can India regain footing in Maldives? Keeping China out is the Great Game at Delhi event

Keshav Padmanabhan -
The discussion at IIC almost became a scene directly out of 19th century England and Russia: Elites discussing the Great Game where two countries vie for influence in a region.

China to send more coast guard ships to patrol Taiwan-controlled islands off the Chinese coast

Reuters -
This comes as tension in the region has intensified following the death of two Chinese nationals when their boat overturned as they tried to flee the Taiwanese coast guard.
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