India, Japan conduct naval exercise amid China row
NEW DELHI, Jun 29, 2020, The Times of India. At a time when India and…
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.
Australian opposition lawmaker denies wrongdoing after home raided over China links
SYDNEY, Jun 29, 2020, AP. An Australian state lawmaker said on Monday that he was…
[Analytics] China forces birth control on Uighurs to suppress population
The Chinese government is taking draconian measures to slash birth rates among Uighurs and other…
EU re-opens borders to visitors from 18 countries from July 1
BRUSSELS, Jun 28, 2020, Merco Press. According to diplomatic sources, EU Committee of Permanent Representatives…
Protest on Hong Kong streets as China lawmakers mull security law
HONG KONG, Jun 28, 2020, Kyodo. Hundreds of people took to the streets in Hong…
Majority of China’s BRI projects abroad adversely affected by Covid-19 pandemic: Official
BEIJING, Jun 28, 2020, PTI. Majority of the projects under China's ambitious multi-billion-dollar Belt and…
[Analytics] Gauging Indonesia’s interests in the South China Sea
In June, four years after the Hague’s 2016 South China Sea tribunal ruling, Indonesia put…
Thousands checked as coronavirus testing spreads to Beijing universities
BEIJING, Jun 28, 2020, SCMP. More than 100,000 students, faculty and staff from nearly 100…
[Analytics] Railway freight express puts China-EU cooperation on fast track
Departing from Nanchang, the capital of China’s Jiangxi Province, a cargo train loaded with medical…
[Analytics] Who China’s Xi Jinping really wants to win the 2020 US election
China is creating new facts on the ground, expanding its influence across the world –…
[Analytics] Can India afford an economic battle with China?
Military clash in the Himalayas that killed 20 Indian soldiers has an angry public demanding…
Coronavirus and floods destroy China’s Dragon Boat Festival holiday plans
BEIJING, Jun 28, 2020, SCMP. China’s tourism revenues slumped by nearly 70 per cent during…