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.
Though China tries to shape the global COVID-19 narrative and soft power diplomacy by selling medical supplies to the world, fact remains that it is already under a big scanner for its cover up of the initial emergence and spread of the virus in Wuhan. China needs to play a better and more responsible role if it really wants a leadership role in international relations ...
China demonstrated that it is certainly one of the state that performed the best while handling the Coronavirus epidemic, compared to Western democracies. There is a lot for them to learn from Socialist China ...
Global cooperation is essential to the containment of the Covid-19 and its economic impact, particularly if the outbreak turns out to be more persistent and widespread. New business models is likely to emerge especially in sectors such as health, logistics, automation, online office, entertainment, retail, and education. ...
The strategic location of Myanmar and the economic clout of China with its aim to balance the Western led flank in the Indo-Pacific are bound to increase the level of interactions between the two countries. ...
BRI will be beneficial for Nepal as it can bring huge Chinese investment that speed up the economic development. However, Nepal’s dream of prosperity through BRI is possible only when Nepal succeeds to take India and China into confidence ...
History of African countries marked by colonialism and their humiliation for centuries has created space for Chinese. This has created a favorable environment for the “Chinese Rejuvenation” to become a dream which could be exported to African countries ...
Myanmar is shaking away the webs of an all embracing Chinese grip with each passing year. There are multiple players ready to play the so called great game at the cross-section of South and Southeast Asia with renewed vigor ...
In this tug-of-war between India and China, Bangladesh needs both these Asian giants to improve its country’s socio-economic status. For Bangladesh, the most advantageous long term strategy would be to handle both its allies methodically, alleviating India’s China anxiety, at the same time chalk out a regional framework linking China-Bangladesh-India as a reality ...
Nepal Caught between China and the US
Nepal needs to strike a balance between both the regional and the global power. It is crucial for Nepal to find the common grounds with India and China in such a way that it addresses their core concerns while allowing room for Nepal to exercise its independent foreign policy with other great powers ...