TikTok is ‘caught in the middle’ as the US is ‘deeply suspicious’ of China: Analyst
BEIJING, Aug 4, 2020, CNBC. TikTok may not have a lot of intelligence value but…
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The People’s Republic of China is an economy of 1.3 billion people. When it joined APEC in 1991, it had a real GDP of USD 906 billion and a per capita GDP of USD 788. Today it is the second-largest economy in the world. By 2016, its real GDP has risen to USD 9.5 trillion, while its per capita GDP increased nine-fold to USD 6,800.
[Analytics] How ASEAN benefits as Japan shifts production away from China
The Japanese government is encouraging firms to relocate manufacturing from China to Southeast Asia. As…
[Analytics] US–China scientific cooperation faces an uncertain future
Geopolitical tensions between the two largest scientific knowledge producers in the world are intensifying, and…
China suspends Hong Kong extradition, judicial assistance treaties with New Zealand
BEIJING, Aug 4, 2020, Xinhua. China has decided to suspend extradition and judicial assistance treaties…
Apple rebuffs $1.4B patent lawsuit filed by Chinese artificial intelligence company
SHANGHAI, Aug 4, 2020, SCMP. Apple has rebuffed a 10 billion yuan (US$1.4 billion) lawsuit…
China to conduct major military drill to seize Taiwan-controlled Pratas Islands
BEIJING, Aug 3, 2020, Kyodo. China is expected to carry out a large-scale landing drill…
Thai official told to find ways to mitigate Laos dam impact
BANGKOK, Aug 3, 2020, Bangkok Post. Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon urged authorities concerned to…
US moves against TikTok reflect a pushback against China’s rise as a tech power
BEIJING, Aug 3, 2020, CNBC. TikTok is owned by Chinese tech firm ByteDance and has…
Bangladesh alignment with China could impact neighbourhood policies
NEW DELHI, Aug 3, 2020, NDT. China’s credibility is exposed after the Hambantota and Gwadar…
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has talked to Donald Trump about buying TikTok
WASHINGTON D.C., Aug 3, 2020, GadgetsNow. Microsoft confirmed it is in talks with Chinese company…
Malaysia’s govt still finalising ECRL alignment: Transport minister
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 3, 2020, Malay Mail. The government is in the midst of finalising…
Hong Kong police chief taken to court as man accuses officers of abuse of power over ID card request
HONG KONG, Aug 3, 2020, SCMP. A Hong Kong man has taken the city’s police…