In the Media: EFSAS comments on the opportunities that a faltering China, amidst COVID-19, presents to India and other democracies

COVID-19 has severely tarnished China’s image, both domestically and globally. Xi Jinping’s governance and standoffishness during the height of the epidemic in Wuhan has been criticized. China's leadership, influence, wealth and legitimacy have all declined, and legitimacy is the core on which the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has traditionally based its power.