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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.

Diplomatic ties with Honduras a ‘political decision’ without conditions, says China

Laurie Chen - March 27, 2023

Honduras announced at the weekend it had opened formal ties with Beijing and ended its decades-long relationship with Taiwan.

‘A change is coming’—Xi’s parting message to Putin means anything but peace in Ukraine

Aadil Brar - March 27, 2023

A post on “182vs13” has gone viral on Chinese social media platform Weibo. It celebrates how Beijing has more diplomatic ties than Taiwan.

China’s Baidu cancels livestreamed product launch related for ChatGPT-like ‘Ernie bot’

Eduardo Baptista - March 27, 2023

The company said, reason behind the change in format was in order to satisfy the ‘strong demand’ from 120,000 companies that had applied to test Ernie bot.

India must make the most of China-Taiwan conflict—change LAC status quo, fight Beijing better

Harsh V. Pant - March 27, 2023

Proactively taking advantage of China’s involvement in the Taiwan Strait to fight China in multiple theatres is something Indian military planners should think about.

Rahul Gandhi defamation case is over-the-top. India needs a stronger civil law instead

ThePrint Team - March 23, 2023

ThePrint view on the most important issues.

China’s super rich population drops as tech crackdown, global factors hurt wealth

Reuters - March 23, 2023

China lost 229 billionaires from the Hurun Global Rich List 2023, accounting more than half of the 445 people who disappeared from the list.

No imminent threat of China invading Taiwan, says senior US official

Xinghui Kok - March 23, 2023

US Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall added that anyone who contemplates an act of aggression involving the US, would be making 'a very serious mistake.'

Honduras foreign minister goes to China, signalling end to decades-long ties with Taiwan

Reuters - March 23, 2023

At stake is China's growing footprint in Central America, once a steadfast base for Taiwan and where the US is worried about Beijing's expanding influence in its backyard.

China’s military says US warship ‘illegally intruded’ waters of island in South China Sea

Reuters - March 23, 2023

The guided-missile destroyer Milius 'illegally intruded' into China's territorial waters, 'undermining peace & stability' in the waterway, the statement read.

China, Australia defence officials hold first formal meeting since 2019, says Beijing govt

Albee Zhang - March 22, 2023

The talks were helpful in developing a stable relationship between their militaries, the Chinese defence ministry said, and further enhanced mutual understanding.

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