China’s Low-Key Deterrence Prevented India-Pakistan Escalation, Say Scholars

HEADLINE TRANSLATION: Will the current India-Pakistan conflict be a repeat of ‘a victory for both sides,' each with its own narrative?

By Han Zhen, CGSP China Editor

Just one day before India and Pakistan declared a ceasefire over their latest flare-up in Kashmir, Chinese scholars Mao Keji and Chen Zhuo offered a prescient analysis of what they say is Beijing’s evolving role as a stabilizing force in South Asia.

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