Paper short abstract:

The paper will examine India’s self-perception as a rising power, the image of India in Chinese media, and deal with the perception gap between India’s self-perception and China’s perception of India, which will contribute to a realistic evaluation of India as a global power.

Paper long abstract:

India's rise has attracted global attention. In recent years India has become a very attractive topic in Chinese media in terms of viewership. There has been increasing reports about India, and in the meantime these reports are reflecting as well as shaping China's perception of India. How China perceives the rise of India is an interesting topic which deserves more attention from decision-makers and analysts, since this will have impact on China's policy towards India, and the interaction between the two Asian giants will have global implication. The paper will examine India's self-perception as a rising power, the image of India in Chinese media, and deal with the perception gap between India's self-perception and China's perception of India. This will contribute to a realistic evaluation of India as a global power, which may also give impact on the process of foreign policy formulation.