Manoj Kewalramani quoted in the Newsweek on Biden-Xi meet at G20 Summit

Manoj Kewalramani, chair of Indo-Pacific Studies and a fellow at Takshashila Institution, was quoted in the Newsweek on People’s Daily coverage of the Biden-Xi meet at G20 Summit in Bali. He was quoted as saying,

Manoj Kewalramani, a researcher who chairs the Indo-Pacific Studies program at India's Takshashila Institution think tank, said the intended audience of the People's Daily article was "primarily domestic."

"This is about showcasing that China continues to engage with the U.S. as an equal and is not compromising on core interests," he told Newsweek. "It is useful to show that Xi was in command, given that China was basically walking back its harsh disengagement with the U.S. following Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan. It's Beijing that is having to make the readjustment today after its overreaction in August."

"Such talk of Xi's superiority allows for that walking back to be done without seeming like it is conceding something," said Kewalramani, who authors the Tracking People's Daily newsletter on Substack.

Read the full report here.