By Andrew Davies & Michael Shoebridge, The Strategist (ASPI): “China’s militarisation of the South China Sea, an increasingly threatening tone towards Taiwan, border incursions in the Himalayas, and the frequent and often aggressive incursions around the Senkaku Islands are the most obvious practical demonstrations of its emboldened foreign and strategic policy. None of those are helpful in positioning China as a non-revisionist power.”
China’s Options Towards the (Re)emerging Quadrilateral Security Dialogue
By Adam Ni, Divergent Options: “The People’s Republic of China (China) is facing the (re)emergence of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue, known as the Quad, consisting of the United States, India, Japan and Australia. The unstated aim of the Quad is to constrain China’s growing power in Asia through possible military and economic cooperation that would raise the cost if Beijing challenges the status quo.”
BY M.K. BHADRAKUMAR
Likely motivated by realism, the Modi government is moving toward an independent policy vis a vis China
By Willy Wo-Lap Lam, China Brief: “The success of Xi’s relentless self-aggrandizement became apparent at the 19th Party Congress last October, where Xi’s faction, consisting mostly of his protégés from Fujian and Zhejiang, were elevated to senior positions in the party, government and army.”