About Us

The CEAP aims to provide a daily brief on contemporary developments within China and its external engagements. Daily developments are categorized under the following sections: Internal (Politics, Economy, S&T), Regional (China’s interactions primarily with East Asia, Southeast Asia, South Asia, the Pacific, and also with other regions including Europe, the Americas, Africa, and the Middle East), Big power politics and China's global power projections. The CEAP aims to build an online database on China by collating information from different regions and divergent sources. The objective is to capture different narratives and make sense of information and dis-information.

Taiwan Reader
Taiwan’s investments in China decline, reports SEF
Taiwan Reader Daily Wire | 14 July 2025, Monday | Vol 2 No. 146

Regular Publications

China Monitor
July Edition
China Monitor | July 2025 | Vol 02 | No 05

China-ASEAN-GCC Summit: A Trilateral Cooperation
CEAP Comments
China, Yarlung Tsangpo and the “Medog Hydropower Station”

On 19 July, China’s Premier Li Qiang launched the construction of a Medog Hydropower Station on the Tibetan Plateau, aimed to be the world’s largest hydroelectric facility. The project is located in the lower regions of Yarlung Tsangpo River, the location of the same have raised concerns regarding the water supply of lower riparian countries, and the ecological impact on the downstream countries India and Bangladesh. The ceremony was held in the Nyingchi region of Tibet. The Yarlung Tsangpo...

Femy Francis 
31 July 2025
CEAP Comments
China’s EV Surge

On 27 May, shares of Bǐyàdí Qìchē (BYD), a major electric vehicle (EV) company in China, fell following the discounts. Despite this decline, BYD continued to maintain its growth while competing with the global rival Tesla. China emerged as a leading automobile market with an expanding...

J Yamini  
17 June 2025

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About the team

D Suba Chandran

Prof D Suba Chandran is the Dean of the School of Conflict and Security Studies at NIAS. He heads the Science, Technology and International Relations. He coordinates the NIAS Europe Studies.

Femy Francis

Research Assistant, NIAS

Akhil Ajith

Research Assistant, NIAS