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.

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US, China at ‘brink of new Cold War’: Chinese foreign minister

BEIJING, May 24, 2020, AFP. The United States is pushing relations with China to “the…

Covid-19 vaccine trial shows promising results in China

BEIJING, May 24, 2020, China Daily. A medical worker extracts the recombinant novel coronavirus (COVID-19)…

Hong Kong police fire tear gas amid renewed tensions, protests

HONG KONG, May 24, 2020, The Straits Times. The game of cat and mouse between…

[Analytics] The pandemic could reshape the world order

Europe outright rejected US President Donald Trump’s vision of the world this week. Tensions between…

[Analytics] Coronavirus: A reckoning for Russia’s Asian energy aims

COVID-19 has birthed an oil shock the likes of which the world has never seen….

China reports no new coronavirus cases for first time

BEIJING, May 23, 2020, AFP. China on Saturday (May 23) reported zero new coronavirus infections…

India’s Army chief reviews Line of Actual Control situation amid mounting tensions with China

NEW DELHI, May 23, 2020, India Today. Amid the ongoing tensions with China in the…

US accuses China of blocking US flights, demands action

WASHINGTON D.C., May 23, 2020, Reuters. The U.S. government late on Friday accused the Chinese…

[Analytics] China: one country, two sessions, three threats

The key takeaways of the Two Sessions of the 13th National People’s Congress in Beijing…

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