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Abstract: Within the first half of this century the international political system will
include two new rising powers—India and China. These two countries will effect
great changes on the dynamics of the U.S. hegemonic framework; exactly how these
changes will manifest themselves remains speculative. While Sino-American and
Indo-American economic and political exchanges will be scrutinized, mulled over,
and rehashed, the relationship between China and India demands equal attention.
These two rising giants will flourish nearly simultaneously, an economic and geopolitical
phenomenon unrivaled in recorded history. Policies between the two countries
will be a direct reflection of their perceptions of each other. Academic literature and
media coverage of India’s perceptions of China is bountiful, but because of language
and cultural barriers information on perceptions going the other direction—from
China toward India—is limited at best. This article helps fill this gap in the academic
literature. A fresh look at Chinese perceptions of India for the twenty-first century has
been gleaned from a review of current literature and media and, more importantly,
through primary research with contemporary scholars, bureaucrats, and journalists.