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Power Problems • October 6, 2020 

# China, India, and Sovereignty in the Himalayas 

Emma Ashford talks with MIT’s Taylor Fravel about ongoing China-India tensions and what China wants from the world.

**Show Notes**

1\. [Taylor Fravel bio](https://polisci.mit.edu/people/m-taylor-fravel) 
2. Taylor Fravel, “[Why are India and China Skirmishing at their Border](https://protect-us.mimecast.com/s/lhkcCv2Lq8h7w9Y4tXAxWr?domain=washingtonpost.com)?” *Washington Post*. 
3. Taylor Fravel, “[China’s Sovereignty Obsession](https://protect-us.mimecast.com/s/RuyrCwp79KcGljqPt9_6pd?domain=foreignaffairs.com),” *Foreign Affairs.*

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##### [Emma Ashford](/people/emma-ashford)

Senior Fellow, Stimson Center

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