China and East Asia Reader is the latest area studies initiative at NIAS. It aims to study China, Taiwan, Japan, South Korea and Australia, with a special focus on S&T, Maritime, and Economy. NIAS China Reader also aims to develop a special focus on the regions external relations with big powers especially the US and Europe, and its equations with India.
China Reader publishes a Daily Wire and a monthly Monitor, besides regular commentaries and briefs.
On 06 May 1882, the US President Chester A. Authur signed the Chinese Exclusion Act. This act was the first of its kind law that restricted immigration based specifically on nationality. Since the initiation of the law, the act imposed a 10-year conditional ban on Chinese immigrants who came to the US as labourers. The act placed new requirements on Chinese immigrants leaving and re-entering the US to obtain certification, though most were refused entry even...
On 27 May 2024, China, Japan, and South Korea held the Ninth Trilateral Summit in Seoul, South Korea. South Korea’s President Yoon Suk Yeol, Japan’s Prime Minister Kishida Fumio, and China's Premier Li Qiang attended the summit. The three nations convened the summit after a hiatus of...
On 30 May, Chinese President Xi Jinping hosted leaders of Arab countries that included the following: the King of Bahrain Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, President of Egypt Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi, President of Tunisia Kais Saied and the President of United Arab Emirate Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan. The...
In the news On 30 May, a Hong Kong court found 14 people guilty of subversion. Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson Hua Chunying defended the arrests, saying they were essential to stop "external forces and individuals (colluding) to undermine China's stability and security." Issues...
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.
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Research Assistant, NIAS