Beijing strategic framing
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Global Times / Fudan IIS (analysis) · China · Modi becomes India's longest continuously serving elected prime minister
Chinese expert framing of Modi's run: the recurring Beijing line that his 2024 win was '虽胜犹败' (a victory that is also a defeat) — durable but weakened, a hedge against narratives of unstoppable Indian strength.
“印度大选结果出炉，为何说莫迪『虽胜犹败』。（India's election result is out — why Modi's win is 'a victory that is also a defeat'.）”