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.
China’s pandemic management model relies on a heavy-handed application of quarantine and lockdown. There is an ongoing debate on the effectiveness and political implications of quarantines since the Ebola pandemic. ...
Due to the health crisis generated by the COVID-19, people in bordering regions have been brought to face with some important choices. The first is between totalitarian surveillance and citizen empowerment as the state moves to introduce more restraining technologies. Though this is not fully possible in bordering regions, the other challenge to balance between local resources and their construction, to national reconstruction ...
If Myanmar decides to move the China-India balancing act in favour of Beijing, post-COVID-19, Myanmar might fall into huge debt trap that might further jeopardise its economy. But India cannot compromise on Myanmar if it aims to expand its presence in East Asia and the Indo-Pacific ...
The Chinese actions and policies have no consistency. Thus, it seems highly unlikely that China will emerge as a leader. In the post-COVID-19 scenario, people are even doubtful whether China will remain as the world’s manufacturing hub as Japan, the US and others thinking to shift their investment from China to India and South East Asia ...
The pandemic has caused suffering in Nepal as well, Chinese president Xi called the Nepalese president and offered all possible help. China has donated medical masks, Personal Protection Equipment (PPE), infra rate thermometer, PCR machine, testing kits and other medical supplies to Nepal. Chinese ambassador has mediated a video conference between Nepalese and Chinese medical team that helped Nepal learn from the Chinese experience ...
China watchers had been sceptical of whether China will be a responsible global power as and when it replaces the United States in the pursuit of Pax-Sinica. The liberal order, despite all its faults, represents global peace, order and transparency, and highlights the values of democracy and freedom ...
The role China has been playing in the region has changed the dynamics of the region. IOR has now become a battleground for numerous opportunities of wealth and security prospects, where the giants are luring the islands, which were once away from the limelight, into aid, development, and partnership ...
China is trying to bring about a new form of communism with Chinese characteristics in Nepal, orchestrated and dictated by it. Preserving a balance of power in its favour, and securing Nepal's active cooperation in South Asia has become a principal strategic objective in Beijing's Nepal policy ...
Information as a weapon is effectively immersing among countries and China is making best use of it. Countries should develop faculties with independent fact-checking, strong cybersecurity, firewalls and alliance mechanisms ...
China’s “Two Sessions” and Post COVID-19 Blueprint
China has benefitted immensely from the liberal order; therefore, it will continue to support international organizations and call for greater cooperation against the pandemic in various groupings like SCO, BRICS, G20, and other ...