China took control of an Italian military drone maker without authorities knowing it, report says
BEIJING, Nov 16, 2021, CNBC. Two Chinese state firms took control of an Italian military…
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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.
Pacific’s Kiribati to allow fishing in vast marine park
WELLINGTON, Nov 15, 2021, The Inquirer. The Pacific nation of Kiribati on Monday defended a…
US lawmakers make visit to Taiwan as Beijing conducts ‘combat readiness patrol’ close to island
TAIPEI, Nov 11, 2021, CNN. A delegation of United States lawmakers arrived in Taiwan on…
[Analytics] ASEAN supply chain links with China and the perils of decoupling
China’s global value chain (GVC) links with ASEAN are both less dominant and more beneficial…
China’s coal imports in October nearly doubled from a year ago
BEIJING, Nov 8, 2021, CNBC. China imported nearly twice as much coal in October as…
China’s 1st woman to spacewalk works 6 hours outside station
BEIJING, Nov 8, 2021, AP. Wang Yaping has become the first Chinese woman to conduct…
China launches sustainable development satellite to study Earth from space
BEIJING, Nov 6, 2021, Space.com. China continued its rapid pace of space launches late Thursday…
Hong Kong leader expects mainland China border to reopen in Feb
HONG KONG, Nov 5, 2021, Reuters. Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said on Friday she…
Food prices in China climbed every week of October: Officials
BEIJING, Nov 4, 2021, CNBC. Prices in China are rising quickly for food and other…
[Analytics] Could China ever invade Taiwan?
With a record number of Chinese fighters flying sorties over Taiwan in October, and rhetoric…
[Analytics] The key to China’s decarbonisation efforts
The world is now battling a major energy crisis. Gas and oil price spikes are…
[Analytics] How coal-hungry Asia can stoke its transition to green energy
Whether the world even comes close to a net zero future will depend largely on…