China Studies as a whole brings into perspective the rising power's mounting economic, military and diplomatic clout that certainly has the aptitude to either overturn or sustain the current contemporary world order. The Center broadly examines China's international strategic thinking and conduct, foreign and security policy, and the impact of domestic politics and economy on China's foreign relations. It further addresses China's emergence in the face of the world in flux, domestic politics, economy, society, culture, People's Liberation Army and Tibet Autonomous Region and most importantly her engagement with each of South Asian country.
Chinese government attempting to recover from its tarnished image in the world. It may take months to see all the ramifications of the COVID-19 Pandemic that will unfold in BRI countries. It is highly doubtful that BRI can regain its strength in next couple of years ...
On 20 March 2020, a teleconference was held among some countries of the Indo-Pacific on COVID-19, which was attended by India, Japan, Australia, South Korea, New Zealand, Vietnam and the US. This was a step forward in the possible formation of US led ‘Quad plus Vietnam axis’ ...
Though all nations have pledged to stand together and try holistically to mitigate this current catastrophe, China, on the other end is engaged in a war of its own ...
The need of the hour is to work together with cooperation, responsibility and strong coordination among the states in order to eradicate the pandemic rather than continuing the blame game and spreading hate against certain communities or groups ...
China is attempting to cast a new international order out of the COVID-19 catastrophe. However, countries in the Indo-Pacific are committed to maintain defense and they have also stepped up their cooperation to fight the pandemic ...
The PLA has intensified the training programme through the introduction of stimulators and other reform measures. While the results of such experiments are not yet clear, what is significant is that the PLA today intends to graduate to fighting 21st century wars. The modernisation is a part of ‘The China Dream’ of making the nation great ...
China has structured a successful paradiplomatic model. Beijing alone has entered into sister-cities agreement with 55 other cities/ states. It is in a desperate need of a facelift, post the considerable erosion of public opinion due to the debacle of the virus spreading out of Wuhan. To this end, Chinese government, media houses and others are strategically using this relationship to highlight the humanitarian side of the country. ...
COVID-19 may significantly shape the US’s China policy. Some US officials call the pandemic this generation’s “Pearl Harbor.” The COVID-19 crisis will affect the outcome of the US presidential election in November and attitudes toward China. Once the US overcomes the virus’s peak its China strategy and the approach that the US chooses will affect the security situation throughout the Indo-Pacific ...
China has seen an opportunity even in this crisis. It has proudly showcased their ability to handle such crisis that even several western countries are not able to respond properly. Similarly, it has continued to bolster its naval power even in times of crisis which bodes a competitive tendency in the New International Order rather than cooperation based on softer realms. ...
COVID-19 and the Politics of Compensatio ...
It would be extremely difficult to hold China responsible for the spread of the pandemic, therefore, the whole exercise is to stigmatize China and nothing else. It is also to score political points and disguise their own incompetence in handling the pandemic by shifting blame on others ...