Smokeless War: China's Quest for Geopolitical Dominance
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Overview
In January 2020, the COVID-19 outbreak in China was viewed as a black swan event, threatening the Communist Party’s rule. Two short months later, however, China appeared to have controlled the virus, while the rest of the world struggled to respond.
As country after country imposed lockdowns of varying strictness and the human cost began to rise, geopolitical frictions flared up over the origins of the virus, along with Beijing’s early failures, diplomacy and discourse.
Smokeless War: China’s Quest for Geopolitical Dominance offers a gripping account of the Communist Party of China’s political, diplomatic and narrative responses during the pandemic. Drawing on the latest academic research and Chinese language sources, it discusses the Party–State’s efforts to achieve greater discourse power and political primacy, as it sought to convert a potentially existential crisis into a historic opportunity.
In doing so, the author provides an insightful account of the Communist Party of China’s approaches to cultivating sources of strength and exercise of power.
Smokeless War: China’s Quest for Geopolitical Dominance offers a gripping account of the Communist Party of China’s political, diplomatic and narrative responses during the pandemic, as it sought to convert a potentially existential crisis into a historic opportunity.
Provides an insightful account of the Communist Party of China’sapproaches to cultivating sources of strength and exercise of power
Draws extensively from official Chinese government and Chinese language sources to unpack the Communist Party’s motivations, discourse and policies
Blends academic frameworks, journalistic accounts and political analysis to provide a gripping narrative of China’s responses to and the geopolitics of the pandemic
- Title: Smokeless War: China's Quest for Geopolitical Dominance
- Author: Manoj Kewalramani
- Publisher: Bloomsbury India
- Print Publication Date: 2021
- Logos Release Date: 2024
- Pages: 338
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Ebook
- ISBNs: 9789354350962, 9354350968
- Resource ID: LLS:9789354350962
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2025-04-22T11:27:39Z
Manoj Kewalramani is among the foremost Indian analysts studying Chinese politics, foreign policy and approaches to new technologies. He heads the China Studies Programme and is the Chairperson of the Indo-Pacific Research Center at the Takshashila Institution, a leading Indian think tank.
Manoj's work has been featured in numerous publications, such as The Indian Express, Al Jazeera, Hindustan Times, Japan Times and The Diplomat. Previously, he spent over a decade working as a journalist in India and China, where he helped set up digital newsrooms and train journalists.