CONTENTS: Foreword Introduction Tables, Figures and Maps PART I: Foreign Policy and Security 1. China’s Diplomacy under Xi Jinping Madhu Bhalla 2. Reforms in the People’s Liberation Army: A Status Check S.L. Narasimhan 3. China’s Nuclear Developments, 2013-2022: New Capabilities, New Debates, New Implications for the New Era Manpreet Sethi 4. China’s New Multilateralism: Claims for a New Global Order Madhu Bhalla 5. China in Asia: Emerging Dynamics under Xi Jinping Anamika Singh 6. The Ontology of the Belt and Road Initiative: Chinese Perspectives Prashant Kaushik PART II: Domestic Politics 7. Back to the Roots: The Communist Party of China in a New Era Bhim B. Subba 8. China’s Economic Reforms: New Normal and New Transitions in the New Era Sanjeev Kumar 9. China’s Tibet Policy between the 18th and 19th Party Congress Jayadeva Ranade 10. China’s Tibet Policy between the 19th and 20th Party Congress Tsewang Mingure and Tashi Dhondup 11. The Weaponisation of the Media under Xi Jinping Gunjan Singh PART III: Economy and Development 12. The Chinese Economic Dream and the Triple Challenge of Trade War, COVID-19 and Deglobalisation Priyanka Pandit 13. Connecting the Dots in the Global Supply Chain: The Geostrategic Reality for the Indo-Pacific Trithesh Nandan 14. China’s Environment and Energy Performance under Xi Jinping Avinash Godbole 15. The Path of China’s Rejuvenation: Social Construction since the 18th Party Congress Geeta Kochhar Editors and Contributors Index