[Analytics] Managing supply chain risk in a post-COVID-19 world
The coronavirus pandemic has called into question several assumptions which have underpinned global trade for…
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.
China’s exports in surprise jump in April, but imports tumble
BEIJING, May 7, 2020, SCMP. China’s exports returned to growth in April, beating forecasts and…
US president Trump pivots hard away from fight against unvanquished pandemic
WASHINGTON D.C., May 6, 2020, CNN. President Donald Trump wants to move on. “Wartime” leadership…
[Analytics] China has oil and gas trump card on US
The Donald Trump administration is ramping up retaliatory rhetoric against China over its handling of…
Long March 5B rocket makes maiden flight in China
BEIJING, May 6, 2020, China Daily. China’s Long March 5B carrier rocket made its first…
Coronavirus outbreak in France did not come directly from China: Institut Pasteur’s scientists
PARIS, May 6, 2020, SCMP. The coronavirus outbreak in France was not caused by cases…
Coronavirus may have arrived in Europe almost a month earlier than previously thought
PARIS, May 5, 2020, BBC. A patient treated in a hospital near Paris on 27…
China’s fishing ban in South China Sea is absurd: Vietnam society
HANOI, May 5, 2020, The Hanoi Times. The three-and-a-half-month ban totally goes against international law,…
Leading US expert on the coronavirus pandemic Anthony Fauci dismisses coronavirus lab origin
WASHINGTON D.C., May 5, 2020, SCMP. Anthony Fauci, the leading US expert on the coronavirus…
[Analytics] Chinese J-10C vs US F-16V: Which fighter would prevail in an air war
Entering service in 2017 and 2018 respectively, the American F-16V and Chinese J-10C represent two…
New China-Europe freight train service opens
HANGZHOU, May 5, 2020, Xinhua. A China-Europe freight train on Monday left the eastern Chinese…
Chinese cloud firm gears up for $3.8B US listing despite coronavirus uncertainty
BEIJING, May 5, 2020, CNBC. Chinese internet and software company, Kingsoft, is spinning off its…