The reason I am most excited to be a 2012 India-China Student Fellow is this is the first time in many years I’ve embarked upon a new scholarly journey in areas of study I’m unfamiliar with. Fortunately after attending the colloquium with affiliated India-China scholars and guests in late April, I saw that so many areas of India-China interactions remain unmined and fertile for future inquiry. And what an exciting time to be thinking about China in particular! I can’t turn away from news reports of Bo Xilai and Chen Guangcheng. One thing I’m struck by in the reports about both individuals is how hard the United States and China seem to be working together to maintain relations in spite of events that hold potential to torpedo talks over broader economic and security cooperation.
