China’s military promises to uphold ‘national sovereignty’ as more Hong Kong protests expected
HONG KONG, May 26, 2020, CNN. China’s top military commander in Hong Kong has emphasized…
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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] Behind Trump’s push to blame China
The rhetorical clash between China and the United States over the Covid-19 pandemic escalated to…
Cambodia tightens entry rules
PHNOM PENH, May 26, 2020, The Phnom Penh Post. Minister of Health Mam Bun Heng…
China shuts down WeChat social media account claiming ‘US making dead bodies into hamburgers’
BEIJING, May 26, 2020, SCMP. China has shut down a popular social media account for…
Hong Kong to reopen karaoke parlours, resume airport transits
HONG KONG, May 26, 2020, Bloomberg. Hong Kong will further ease social distancing measures this…
Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou gets first chance at release in extradition fight
VANCOUVER, May 26, 2020, Bloomberg. The chief financial officer of Huawei Technologies Co, fighting extradition…
Hong Kong Bar Association questions Beijing’s legal power to enact national security law, identifies ‘problematic’ features
HONG KONG, May 25, 2020, SCMP. Beijing appears to have no legal authority to enact…
Xi calls for reforming China’s public health systems
BEIJING, May 25, 2020, China Daily. China will reform its disease prevention and control system…
Hong Kong’s security, police chiefs warn of growing ‘terrorism’ as national laws loom
HONG KONG, May 25, 2020, Reuters. Hong Kong’s security and police chiefs said “terrorism” was…
Coronavirus has hit China’s migrant workers harder than SARS and the financial crisis, but worst yet to come
BEIJING, May 25, 2020, SCMP. In early January, when a mysterious “new pneumonia” started to…
China’s economy will prove resilient in long-term despite coronavirus impact, President Xi Jinping insists
BEIJING, May 24, 2020, SCMP. Chinese President Xi Jinping has said the country’s economy will…
[Analytics] Australia loses big if China ties unravel
The value of Australia’s deep economic engagement with China has never been more contested. In…