Madhu Bhalla is member of the International Research Committee at the Regional Centre for Strategic Studies, Colombo, a member of the Governing Board of the School of Transnational Studies, Delhi University and editor of the India Quarterly, ICWA. She was also Professor in Chinese Studies at the Department of East Asian Studies, Delhi University, India. She holds an MA and PhD from Queen’s University, Canada. Sanjeev Kumar is Senior Research Fellow at the Indian Council of World Affairs, New Delhi, India He has been a Member and Coordinator of ICWA’s Core Group on China, and a Member of VIF’s China Experts Group. His research interests include the domestic dynamics of China, India-China relations, and China’s foreign and neighbourhood policy.

• ForewordIntroductionTables, Figures and MapsPART I: Foreign Policy and Security1. China’s Diplomacy under Xi Jinping2. Reforms in the People’s Liberation Army: A Status Check3. China’s Nuclear Developments, 2013-2022: New Capabilities, New Debates, New Implications for the New Era4. China’s New Multilateralism: Claims for a New Global Order5. China in Asia: Emerging Dynamics under Xi Jinping6. The Ontology of the Belt and Road Initiative: Chinese PerspectivesPART II: Domestic Politics7. Back to the Roots: The Communist Party of China in a New Era8. China’s Economic Reforms: New Normal and New Transitions in the New Era9. China’s Tibet Policy between the 18th and 19th Party Congress10. China’s Tibet Policy between the 19th and 20th Party Congress11. The Weaponisation of the Media under Xi JinpingPART III: Economy and Development12. The Chinese Economic Dream and the Triple Challenge of Trade War, COVID-19 and Deglobalisation13. Connecting the Dots in the Global Supply Chain: The Geostrategic Reality for the Indo-Pacific14. China’s Environment and Energy Performance under Xi Jinping15. The Path of China’s Rejuvenation: Social Construction since the 18th Party CongressEditors and ContributorsIndex