Published on 11 Jul 2017
China is emerging as a global power and it is trying to portray itself as a responsible economy. Any negative propaganda against China or any escalation in India-China conflict will harm China's bid to portray itself as a progressive nation and not an authoritarian dictatorship. This portrayal helps China attract western countries and take into confidence smaller Asian and African countries for trade and investment.
China's dream to emerge as the biggest global power is best exemplified by its One Belt One Belt (OBOR) initiative where it tried to present itself as a responsible global economic force which is willing to work for greater economic good of all. An trade war with India, its biggest neighbour, will not sit well with China's image makeover.
But that's true for all kinds of conflicts and not just a boycott of Chinese goods. In the short term, the boycott is more harmful for India than China.
China's dream to emerge as the biggest global power is best exemplified by its One Belt One Belt (OBOR) initiative where it tried to present itself as a responsible global economic force which is willing to work for greater economic good of all. An trade war with India, its biggest neighbour, will not sit well with China's image makeover.
But that's true for all kinds of conflicts and not just a boycott of Chinese goods. In the short term, the boycott is more harmful for India than China.
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