Great thread. For all trying to make sense of the all that's being said about India, China, and the LAC, here are pointers on what information to seek out, and how to make sense of them.

As an aside, @d_jaishankar making a regular habit of writing articles in Twitter threads. https://twitter.com/d_jaishankar/status/1264378666349465602

Short thread to take this forward - what if you don't study China obsessively for work or pleasure, but want to know what Chinese leaders are thinking of, in view of current developments? Then, this here is a good place to start 2/n https://www.tabletmag.com/sections/news/articles/china-plans-global-order

On the other hand, I've been asked-if decision making in China is as opaque as we claim,how do we know what we know? Here's a great thread on signals, and how to read them. Beware: it's long, complex, and either suggests or assumes additional reading. 3/n https://twitter.com/PLMattis/status/1259591190040772609?s=20