China and s-risks for India.

Following the global financial crisis of 2007-08, "the power gap between China and the US, both in economic and security terms narrowed substantially", wrote Shyam Saran. "There is a sense in China today that thanks to Covid-19 and the very early and very remarkable recovery from the pandemic, China is very well placed in terms of the future. So what has happened is that China sees an opportunity for itself to emerge as the dominant power in Asia." "China has been pumping in huge amount of financial resources into Nepal, helping the landlocked country in laying new roads including connecting it to Chinese cities for transportation of petroleum and other essential products." Apparently, China's "primary focus is in an arc from Japan, past Taiwan to the South China Sea, a border which the US has continued to press in on the past 70 years", wrote Manoj Joshi. It should be in China's interest to settle its border dispute with India. But Chinese President Xi Jinping doesn't see it that way. "China is seeking to set up more logistics facilities in about a dozen countries, including Pakistan in India's neighborhood, to allow the People's Liberation Army to project and sustain military power at greater distances, according to a Pentagon report." "The leadership in Beijing announced in 2017 that it wants to become world leader in artificial intelligence by 2030." "Researchers at the Center on Long-Term Risk, a non-profit research institute in London, have expanded x-risks with the even more chilling prospect of suffering risks. These 's-risks' are defined as 'suffering on an astronomical scale, vastly exceeding all suffering that has existed on Earth so far'," worte Di Minardi. "If a malevolent group or government suddenly gained world-dominating power through technology, and there was nothing to stand in its way, it could lead to an extended period of abject suffering and subjugation." "China has taken a sudden turn toward 'gross aggression' against its neighbors, including India, and in the Indo-Pacific, a senior administration official said after the conclusion of the Quad ministerial in Tokyo, wherein leaders vowed to coordinate in ensuring peace and stability of the strategically vital region." "China's march towards global supremacy continues -- its focus is expanding, its methods are deepening and its goals are clear -- laid out in plain text by the ruling party." "Specifically, the report says China now sees Germany, and with it the rest of Europe, as the key battleground in its path to global supremacy." US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has called for an "alliance of democracies" against authoritarian China. "From India's point of view, an important question in this US election is how the Democrats will deal with China," wrote Seema Sirohi. Sadly, 72% of Indian-Americans intend to vote for Democrat candidate Joe Biden for selfish reasons. That's why India is so much weaker than China.