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
November Edition
China Monitor | November 2025 | Vol 02 | No 08

US-China: Tensions beyond rare earths and tariffs
CEAP Comments
China-Japan Tensions

Conflict Weekly #327, 17 April 2026, Vol 7, No. 14 The first quarter of 2026 showed calibrated tension between China and Japan. The quarter reflected strains between the two countries in 2025, as Japan's new Prime Minister, Sanae Takaichi, took a more hardline stance towards China. Before Takaichi, relations were muted; there has been a significant shift under the new leadership, with China believing Japan is moving away from its usual pacifist posture. The quarter saw economic dependence...

Femy Francis 
17 April 2026
CEAP Comments
China’s Domestic Landscape (Jan-Mar 2026):

During the first quarter (Jan-Mar 2026), the intersection of economic pragmatism, military modernization, and internal political consolidation has created a high-stakes landscape for China’s leadership. The year started with Xi Jinping urging a continued fight against corruption with renewed vigour...

Anand V
5 April 2026
CEAP Short Notes
The US Supreme Court calls  Trump’s tariffs “illegal”  

On 22 February, AP reported on the US Supreme Court’s ruling on Trump’s reciprocal tariffs. The court struck down the sweeping tariffs; this might change the thawing relations between the two countries. Additionally, China will approach this ruling cautiously as it moves towards...

23 March 2026 | GP Short Notes # 949

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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