Dr. Amrita Jash
China at 70: Crossing the River by Feeling the Stones
On 1 October, China stepped into the 70th year of the foundation of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) since 1949. Commemorating this achievement,...
Hong Kong Crisis: One China Policy and the Stakes
Historically, the legitimacy of Communist Party of China (CPC) has often been put to test. Of which, the biggest example was the 1989 Tiananmen...
China seeks to ‘Informationisation’ to Fight Modern Warfare
The 2015 White Paper on “Chinese Military Strategy” identifies that “the form of war is accelerating its evolution to informationization”, which calls for China...
Italy Joins BRI: Is EU facing a Doppler’s Effect?
Introduction
On 23 March, in the event of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s state visit to Rome, Italy signed a MoU with China to jointly advance...
Is China Caught in a Quandary with Terrorism?
China’s State Council Information Office recently issued a White Paper titled “The Fight Against Terrorism, Extremism and Human Rights Protection in Xinjiang”. This is the...
China’s Military Budget 2019: Numbers Do Matter When Intentions Remain Strong
In early March 2019, before starting the second session of the 13th National People’s Congress (NPC), China announced a draft defence budget of 1.19 trillion...
China Streamlines the PLA, But with Strings Attached
Acting upon the ‘fight and win’ logic, Chinese President and Chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC) Xi Jinping set 2019 resolution by calling...
In 2019, Xi’s Resolution: PLA Be ‘Battle Ready’
With the onset of 2019, Chinese President and Chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC) Xi Jinping already set the objective in order by...