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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.

UK to do away with Chinese-made surveillance systems from sensitive govt sites

Muvija M -
British lawmakers previously called for a ban on the sale and use of security cameras made by Hikvision and Dahua, two partly state-owned Chinese firms, over privacy fears.

Lender on a bender? Why China’s bailing BRI nations out of defaulting on Chinese loans

Keshav Padmanabhan -
President Xi Jinping’s Belt and Road Initiative & cheque-book diplomacy face real-world test of post-Covid financial distress, as nations indebted to China are confronted with default on loans. 

Overseas CEOs, including Elon Musk, make way to China marking a rare silent, low-key visit

Brenda Goh -
Lack of information from Western CEOs and their firms about China trips can be attributed to wariness given that US-Sino political-trade tensions have worsened to their lowest.

Why close encounters between US and Chinese militaries may continue

Michael Martina -
China and US have accused each other of military interventions. Add to this problem is also the lack of reliable communication channels between the two militaries.

China, Russia conduct joint air patrol over Sea of Japan, East China Sea – alarms South Korea

Albee Zhang -
South Korea scrambled fighter jets, according to its military, after 4 Russian and 4 Chinese military aircraft entered its air defence zone in south and east of Korean peninsula.

UN ‘alarmed’ after Hong Kong police detain 23 people on Tiananmen anniversary

Jessie Pang -
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights called on Twitter for the release of anyone detained for 'exercising freedom of expression and peaceful assembly'.

Scramble for Pacific Islands: China, US, India & now South Korea vie for influence in remote nations

Keshav Padmanabhan -
Global powers are using different approaches to connect with strategically significant region interlinked with global peace. Amid this, 1st Korea-Pacific Islands Summit was held end May.

Chinese state media criticise US diplomat’s visit to Beijing, calls it ‘motivated’

Ryan Woo -
Sino-US relations have sunk to new lows since Antony Blinken scrapped a planned trip to China in February after an alleged Chinese spy balloon flew through US airspace.

Odisha train crash grabbed eyeballs in China as disengagement issue with India took a backseat

Aadil Brar -
The hashtag ‘train crash in India kills more than 300’ was the number one trend on the search engine Baidu on Saturday.

34 years since Tiananmen Square: Hong Kong detains scores, Taiwan commemorates massacre

Nikhil Rampal -
As many as 6,000 policemen deployed at the site where residents of Hong Kong have been uniting on the anniversary of the massacre for years. Four arrested for "seditious intent".
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In the first eight months of the current fiscal year, New Delhi’s net tax intake didn’t even hit the halfway mark of what it expects to collect by March 31.

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Grounded no more: Andhra govt revives no-frills Dagadarthi airport near Nellore to boost south coast link

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As Visakhapatnam readies a mega airport, the Andhra Pradesh government has revived its shelved Dagadarthi project, aiming to boost cargo and connectivity on the south coast.

Defence

Army chief lambasts Chinese infra push in Shaksgam Valley. ‘We consider it illegal action’

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Speaking at annual press conference, Army chief reiterated that India does not recognise 1963 Sino-Pakistan border pact under which Pakistan illegally ceded Shaksgam Valley to China.

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Thank you Donald Trump, again. India now has reason to shed fear of trade deals and risky reform

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UK, EFTA already in the bag and EU on the way, many members of RCEP except China signed up, and even restrictions on China being lifted, India has changed its mind on trade.

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