Indian discourse is becoming one of the biggest hurdles to China creating its own narrative about China's rise in Asia and … beyond. In doing so, it spans across the themes of the power struggle between China and US, China and India, the Chinese … perception of India, China-South Asia relations, the China-US- India strategic triangle and the success and failures of BRI. 0The …

Since its establishment in 1949, the People's Republic of China (PRC) has viewed itself as an underdeveloped country … continue to insist China is a developing country. In the initial stages of reform and opening, China's relations with the … developed world were shaped by its desire to expand trade and attract investment. In the 1990s, China increased its attention to …

-American trade -- Backchannel to China: the nontraditional diplomacy of the National Council -- Informal trade diplomacy in detente …, the Council, and the normalization breakthrough, 1977-1980 -- Conclusion: a changed China, a changed National Council …

African state agency --. - China-Africa trade: causes, consequences, and perceptions / Joshua Eisenman --. - The good …, the bad, and the ugly: agency-as-corruption and the Sino-Nigerian relationship / Ian Taylor --. - China and the shaping of … the state --. - Making space for African agency in China-Africa engagements: Ghanaian and Nigerian patrons shaping Chinese …