As tensions simmer, China demands US action to improve ties
BEIJING, Feb 28, 2022, AP. China’s top diplomat called on the U.S. Monday to take…
China
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.
US warship transits sensitive Taiwan Strait
TAIPEI, Feb 26, 2022, Reuters. A U.S. warship sailed through the sensitive Taiwan Strait on…
India-China trade booms despite border woes
NEW DELHI, Feb 25, 2022, ST. India may have banned a larger number of apps…
Taiwan scrambled fighter jets after 9 Chinese aircraft entered air defense zone
TAIPEI, Feb 25, 2022, Reuters. Taiwan’s air force scrambled again on Thursday to warn away…
Hong Kong turns to emergency powers for China help in Covid-19 surge
HONG KONG, Feb 24, 2022, Al Jazeera. Hong Kong has invoked emergency powers so that…
‘China’s going to be next,’ will ‘absolutely’ invade Taiwan: Trump
TAIPEI, Feb 24, 2022, Yahoo! News. In a recent interview with the conservative talk radio…
UN official says Russia, China arming Myanmar with jets targeting civilians
BEIJING, Feb 23, 2022, Reuters. A United Nations official said Russia and China have been…
Japan says its ready to join US-led sanctions on Russia
TOKYO, Feb 22, 2022, Reuters. Japan on Tuesday said it stood ready to join the…
China’s envoy to the UN called for “all parties” to exercise restraint
HONG KONG, Feb 22, 2022, CNN. China’s envoy to the United Nations on Monday called…
China warns US against including Taiwan in its Indo-Pacific plan
BEIJING, Feb 22, 2022, Reuters. China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Tuesday told U.S. Secretary…
China to set up missile repair base in Bangladesh
DHAKA, Feb 18, 2022, The Tribune. A decade after China supplied Bangladesh with surface-to-air missile…
RCEP, bilateral FTAs key to attract investments to Cambodia: Official
PHNOM PENH, Feb 18, 2022, Xinhua. The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) free trade pact…