Chinese Communist Party Centenary A Wake-Up Call For US, India

The centenary celebrations of the Communist Party of China (CPC) have become a matter of debate across the world, reflecting on the role of CPC in China’s rise as a global power. However, there is also an overwhelming perception about CPC’s role in the aggressive turn in China’s behaviour, and how the CPC under Xi Jinping’s control is leading to China becoming brazenly disdainful of a rules-based global order. The centenary is being seen as not only a celebration of past glories, but also a reflection of China’s goals for 2049, which will mark the 100 years of the establishment of the People’s Republic of China (PRC). As the CPC amplifies its role in China’s growth story, there is also a recurring story of the threat that China’s intransigent behaviour poses to the international system. China has been using varying platforms to call out the end of America’s global leadership, and questions the intentions of any country going closer to the United States, as kowtowing to the West. Read more…