A good indication of Chinese thinking on India is discernible from the Chinese print and social media. While China’s English-language publications, like China Daily and Beijing Review, are intended for the English-speaking foreign audience, the Chinese-language media especially caters to the domestic readership. Articles published in Chinese-language publications usually do not appear in the English-language publications and are intended for specific professional audiences and academics. In this context, articles commenting on India –published now as a steady daily criticism — in the Global Times target the Indian audience. Owned by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)’s official mouthpiece ‘People’s Daily’, the Global Times also transmits the ‘official line’ and conveys messages that the Chinese authorities want to, but cannot in as blunt and sensational a manner.
Some Chinese Assessments of India’s Geo-economic and Foreign Policies (Jayadeva Ranade, Vivekananda International Foundation)
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