The East Asia Strategic Review is an annual publication of the East Asia Centre, Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (MP-IDSA), New Delhi. The current volume titled “Chinese Power: Trends in Engagement and Containment” intends to present an Indian perspective on China’s strategic outreach in the East Asian region under President Xi Jinping. It analyses how Beijing employs the instruments of diplomacy, economy, military and political outreach to engage with the regional countries and how US presence influences the regional dynamics. Contents: Acknowledgements List of Contributors 1. Introduction: China’s Strategic Engagement Gaurav Misra Part I: Regional Dynamics 2. China-Japan Relations in the Abe Shinzo Era TitliBasu 3. Russia-China Dynamics in East Asia ManabhanjanMeher 4. Turning the Spotlight Back on the US-China-Taiwan Triangle Prashant Kumar Singh Part II: Security Contours 5. Dreaming of a Strong Army: The Chinese Military in East Asia M. S. Prathibha 6. China’s Maritime Manoeuvring from the East China Sea to the Indian Ocean Region: A Quest for Maritime Primacy Sarabjeet S. Parmar 7. China’s Strategy, Nuclear Modernisation Trends: Implications for East Asian Security Roshan Khanijo Part III: Economic Diplomacy and Challenges 8. US-China Trade War and its Impact on the Regional Relational Dynamics G Balachandran and Nivedita Kapoor 9. China and the Regional Multilateral Architecture in Southeast Asia: A Geopolitical Flux AtmajaGohainBaruah 10. From Trade Ties to Economic Statecraft: China’s Evolving Economic Diplomacy in East and Southeast Asia Priyanka Pandit