As its title ‘Xi Jinping: China’s Third New Era’ suggests, the book covers the period mid-June 2017 till the end of 2020—a period when, Xi Jinping’s acolytes claim, China had already embarked on a third thirty-year era under his leadership, like those of Mao and Deng before him. This period also saw an outpouring of criticism against the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and the Chinese President not witnessed since the Tiananmen Square events in 1989. The resentment was sparked by Xi Jinping abolishing tenure limits that govern the cadres’ terms in office as well as the mishandling of the initial stages of the Covid pandemic. It is also the period when Xi Jinping began using the country’s security apparatus to further consolidate his position and impose progressively restrictive controls on society. He followed through on his slogan: "party, government, military, civilian and academic; east, west, south, north and centre, the Party leads everything"! The essays explore the modernisation of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA); Xi Jinping tightening his grip on members of the Politburo and the higher echelons of the Party; China’s policy on Tibet and Beijing’s efforts to negate the Dalai Lama’s influence inside China as well as abroad. China’s attitude and posture towards India, which have undergone definite change since Xi Jinping adopted an aggressive foreign policy to achieve the "rejuvenation of the Chinese nation", have been covered at length. This includes the ongoing incursions along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Ladakh since May 2020. Print edition not for sale in South Asia (India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bangladesh, Pakistan and Bhutan)

Table of Contents:
1. Xi Jinping Prepares to Lead China into New Thirty-Year Era 2. China’s Internal Situation before the 19th Party Congress: An Overview 3. China’s Internal Situation: Is Xi Jinping under Pressure 4. The China Dream 5. China: Path to Hi-Technology 6. China’s Maritime Challenge in the Indo-Pacific 7. Belt and Road Initiative and its Future Implications 8. China’s 19th Party Congress: New Leaders to Steer China to the China Dream 9. Initial Assessment of Xi Jinping’s Work Report at 19th Party Congress 10. Analysis of China’s 19th Party Congress 11. Distancing the PLA From Politics: Representatives in CCP Standing Committees 12. Initial Assessment of China’s CPPCC Plenary Session, 2019 13. A Brief Assessment of China’s 3rd Session of the 13th CPPCC, May 2020 14. An Assessment of the Second Plenum of China’s 13th National People’s Congress 15. An Assessment of the 13th Session of China’s 13th NPC, May 2020 16. China’s Military and the National People’s Congress 17. No Change in Chinese President Xi Jinping’s Assertive Policies Despite Pressure 18. CCP CC’s 4th Plenum Could Suggest a Dilution in Xi Jinping’s Authority 19. Chinese President Xi Jinping Faces Difficult Times Ahead 20. Popular Protests Undermine Chinese President Xi Jinping’s Credibility 21. The COVID-19 Epidemic and China’s Economy 22. China’s Economic Revival will Face Serious Headwinds 23. Dissatisfaction with Chinese President Xi Jinping Mounts 24. Chinese President Xi Jinping Reacts to Inner Party Opposition 25. Xi Jinping Shores up Position to Fend off Opponents 26. Qiu Shi Calls for Protecting Xi Jinping as “Core” of the Whole Chinese Communist Party 27. Xi Jinping Launches ‘Yan’an Style’ Campaign to Cleanse China’s Security Apparatus 28. Xi Jinping’s Efforts to Consolidate Marxist Ideology among CCP Members to Counter US 29. China and the Post COVID-19 World 30. The US-China Trade War: A Strategic Move 31. The US-China Trade War: Fall-Out in China 32. China’s View of Ties with the US: Hints of Concessions? 33. China’s ‘Big Two’ have Domestic Discontent and US-China Tension as Backdrop: India Finds Mention in US-China Exchange 34. Chinese Researchers Suggest Modulation of China’s Policy Towards United States 35. Tension is High Within China’s Leadership Echelons as United States Maintains Unrelenting Pressure 36. Chinese Assessments of the International Situation 37. CICIR’s Assessment of China’s Major Country Diplomacy 38. China Debates Policy Towards US as Biden’s Administration Takes Over 39. China: Conference on Peripheral Diplomacy 40. Xi Jinping Launches Campaigns to Entrench the Chinese Communist Party Among the People 41. China’s 19th Party Congress Indicates No Change in China’s Policy Towards Tibet 42. Tibet has been Receiving Higher Priority in Recent Months 43. China Intensifies Efforts to Diminish Dalai Lama’s Influence 44. Tibet Autonomous Region’s Expenditure on Public Security 45. China’s Xiaokang (Well-Off) Border Defence Villages in Tibet Autonomous Region 46. China and US Could Emerge as Adversaries over the Tibet Issue 47. China’s Seventh Tibet Work Forum, August 29-30, 2020 48. China’s Third Central Xinjiang Work Conference 49. Inner-Party Differences on Hong Kong Issue Pose Problems for Xi Jinping 50. DPP’s Win in Taiwan Elections will have Repercussions 51. CPEC and Challenges for Pakistan 52. Brief Analysis of Chinese Propaganda During India-China Face-Off at Doklam, June 16-August 1, 2017 53. Different Facets of the Doklam Face-Off: An Overview 54. Composition and Implications of Chinese Defence Minister Wei Fenghe’s Visit to India 55. Chinese State Councillor and Public Security Minister Zhao Kezhi’s Visit Yields Little Tangible Results 56. Can the Second Xi-Modi Summit Tackle the Really Difficult Issues 57. Implications of the Ongoing Tension with China Along the LAC 58. China Probably has a Larger Hidden Agenda 59. Chinese Thinking on the India-China Border Issue 60. China Appears to have Initiated a Phase of Deception along the LAC 61. Chinese Publication Asserts Aksai Chin is “Illegally Occupied by India” 62. An Authoritative Chinese Assessment of how China Views India