An annual publication from the Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (IDSA), the China Yearbook is a round-up of events and issues of significance that occurred in China during the past year and covers important developments in the domestic and foreign policy spheres.
The fourth of the series, the 2014 Yearbook comprises twenty-three chapters spanning diverse yet important events that have occurred with regard to China in the year 2014. The chapters are arranged in five sections. The first section reviews internal issues regarding legitimacy of the Chinese Communist Party’s rule, problems and issues faced by Chinese society, issues pertaining to Tibet’s future, and lack of the media freedom in China. The second section reviews China’s relations with the great powers. The third section focuses on China’s participation in the UN and its participation in global governance. The fourth section covers themes and issues of China’s relations with various regions across the globe. The fifth section exclusively spans China’s relations with countries of South Asia.
The Yearbook seeks to promote a deeper understanding of contemporary issues affecting China and its interactions with India and the region. This publication would be useful to scholars, researchers, journalists, and policy makers who have an interest in China.
About the Editor
Dr. Prashant Kumar Singh is Associate Fellow at the Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (IDSA), New Delhi. He joined the IDSA in 2009. He follows China’s strategic, military and foreign affairs. Taiwan’s state and society are his special academic interest. He earned his MPhil (2003) and PhD in Chinese Studies from the School of International Studies (SIS), Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. He obtained a one-year diploma in Mandarin Chinese at Tamkang University, Taipei under the Taiwan government’s National Huayu Enrichment Scholarship 2011-12. He did a semester course in Mandarin Chinese at National Taiwan Normal University (NTNU), Taipei in 2014. He was a recipient of the Taiwan Fellowship 2014.
Contents
Introduction
Section I: Internal Issues
2014: The Year of Questions in China’s Domestic Politics
-- Avinash Godbole
Chinese Society in 2014: The Forces of Transformation
-- Gunjan Singh
Return of the Iron Fist: Censorship and Control Stifle Chinese Media and the Internet
-- Shruti Pandalai
The ‘Tibet Issue’ in 2014 and the Way Forward
-- Antara Ghosal Singh
The Developments in the Chinese Armed Forces in 2014
-- Naval Jagota
Section II: China and Great Powers
A Partnership of Mutual Expediency: China-Russia Relations in 2014
-- M.S. Prathibha
China-Japan Relations: Moving beyond the Impasse Titli Basu
Sino-US Relations 2014: Decoding the New Model of Major Country Relations
-- Rup Narayan Das
EU-China Relations: An Overview
-- Stuti Banerjee
Section III: China and Global Governance
China and the United Nations
-- Arpita Anant
Section IV: China and the Regions
Relations between China and the Korean Peninsula in 2014: Dilemma over Engagement and Estrangement
-- Pranamita Baruah
Maintaining the Status Quo: China in Southeast Asia
-- Sampa Kundu
China and West Asia in 2014: Linking Together
-- Neha Kohli
Dragon’s Footprints in Africa: Diplomacy and Dilemmas
-- Pranav Kumar
China-Australia Relations in 2014: An Assessment
-- Rahul Mishra
China’s Relations with Latin America and the Caribbean
-- Prashant Kumar Singh
Section V: China and South Asia
India-China Relations: Pointing to a Transitional Course?
-- Jagannath Panda
China’s Attitude towards Pakistan
-- Sumita Kumar
China-Nepal Relations in 2014
-- Nihar R. Nayak
Bhutan-China Review 2014
-- Charisma M.S. Kundan
Bangladesh-China Relations in 2014
-- Smruti S. Pattanaik
China-Sri Lanka Relations in 2014
-- Gulbin Sultana
Maldives-China Relations in 2014
-- Anand Kumar
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