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Is there any linkage between a shift in China’s relations with Japan to a perceived shift in her relations with India? Examine in the light of China’s so- called ‘anti- encirclement struggle’. (150 words)

  • UPSC 2012
  • 12 marks
  • India and the Global Centres of Power

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Chinese strategic writing around 2010 described the US alliance system, Japan and India as a ring around China. PLA Air Force Colonel Dai Xu's C-Shaped Encirclement (2010) is the best-known example. China's "anti-encirclement struggle" means its effort to break that ring before it hardens. The question is whether, in that frame, a shift in China's…

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