Srikanth Kondapalli is a professor of Chinese studies and chairman of the Centre for East Asian Studies at Jawaharlal Nehru University. He has taught in Beijing, Taipei, Jinan, Kunming, and Changchun. He has published two books and edited four volumes on China.
As Xi Jinping begins his second term as president, the "new era" that he intends to install is becoming clearer to observers. It features a richer and more assertive China, better equipped with a modern military, at the center of the global stage.