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Global Politics Young Voices #173

China Today

30 November 2026

National Institute of Advanced Studies
Global Politics Young Voices #173
China Today
New Quality Productive Forces 
Demographic Crisis
Solar Export Restrictions 
AI Plus Initiative 
Cooperation with Russia in the Arctic
Military Base in Laos
 

Organised by
NIAS Area Studies: China, East Asia and the Pacific
Science, Technology and International Relations (STIR) Programme, NIAS

Online Discussion

Date & Time
30 October 2026 | 1400-1700 hrs

Programme

1400-1415 hrs: Welcome & Introduction
Prof D Suba Chandran
Professor & Dean, School of Conflict and Security Studies, NIAS, Bengaluru

Session-I: 1415-1545 hrs
China’s New Quality Productive Forces:
Workforce transformation, Policy priorities and Challenges
What does the policy envision, and what are the implications?
Aparna A Nair
Department of Political Science, Madras Christian College, Chennai

China's Demographic Crisis:
Economic Constraints, Societal Pressures & Changing Dynamics
What are the key demographic problems in China, and what are its implications for the trajectory of Chinese society?
Advik Sunanda Mohan
Paris School of International Affairs, Sciences Po, Paris

China's Solar Export Restrictions:
Industrial monopolisation, Supply chain vulnerabilities, and Global transitions
Why is China proposing solar tech export controls, and how do they affect supply chains?
Acsah H
Department of Geopolitics and International Relations, Manipal Institute of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts, MAHE, Manipal

Inputs from Discussants

Q&A

Session-II: 1545-1700 hrs
China’s AI Plus Initiative:
Development, Implementation and Challenges
Why did China introduce the AI Plus Initiative, and how much has it progressed so far?
Arshaq Amaan
Research Intern, NIAS, Bengaluru

China-Russia Cooperation in the Arctic:
Energy Security, Shipping Routes and Strategic Convergence
How has the Northern Sea Route developed as a pillar of Russia-Chinarelations?
Achyuth A Nair
Research Intern, NIAS, Bengaluru

China’s Laos Military Base:
Strategic Calculus, Regional Anxieties & Shifting Balance
Why the base now, and what are its strategic implications?
Priyanka Makhijani
Department of Public Policy, Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences, Bengaluru

Inputs from Discussants

Q&A

1700 hrs: Conclusion
Prof D Suba Chandran
Professor & Dean, School of Conflict and Security Studies, Bengaluru

About NIAS Area Studies: China, East Asia and the Pacific-
China, East Asia & the Pacific (CEAP) is an Area Studies unit within NIAS Global Politics. Its research on China is focused on the following verticals: 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 area studies focus on Taiwan, Korea, Japan, Australia, and the Pacific. It also aims to build a network of scholars and institutions working on China.

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