China

AUKUS After San Diego: The real challenges and nuclear risks
John Gower argues that AUKUS does not pose a nuclear proliferation risk, but cautions against the US acquisition of SLCM-N which would undermine the deterrent value of AUKUS.

Beijing Plays Peace-maker
THE INDIAN EXPRESS - APLN member Shyam Saran analyses the decisions taken during the recently conducted National People’s Congress session in Beijing.

Chip Wars Chasing Critical Technologies | Raisina Dialogue 2023
ORF - APLN member Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan spoke to Szu-Chien Hsu and discussed how chip powerhouses like Taiwan would respond to these festering realities amidst Sino-American decoupling.

Carnegie Experts on the Ukraine War’s Long Shadow
CEIP - APLN member Tong Zhao argues that the Ukraine War likely contributed to China’s gradual acceptance of the Biden administration’s framework for “managing” competition by building guardrails.

Enduring Misperceptions: A Critical View of China-US ‘Decoupling’
Rukmani Gupta assesses the evolving narratives and misperceptions around 'economic decoupling' between the United States and China.

Enduring Misperceptions: A Critical View of China-US ‘Decoupling’
Rukmani Gupta assesses the evolving narratives and misperceptions around 'economic decoupling' between the United States and China.

Regional Voices on the 2022 China Military Power Report
NBR - APLN member Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan commented on China’s rising military power.

Which Way China Will Swing
THE TRIBUNE - APLN member Shyam Saran writes: China may well be trying to link its restraint on supplying lethal material to Russia to American restraint on weapon supplies to Taiwan.

China-Us Balloon Fracas
THE TRIBUNE - APLN member C Uday Bhaskar argues that for India, the ballon incident "would have important cues in relation to the standoff across the LAC and the unresolved territorial dispute."

The Chinese Spy Balloon Incident: An Urgent Need for Communication
THE DIPLOMAT - APLN member Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan writes on the Chinese spy balloon incident and points out that there is an urgent need for standard operating procedures and open communication.