Myanmar, China ink deals to accelerate Belt and Road as Xi courts an isolated Suu Kyi
NAY PYI TAW, Jan 18, 2020, Reuters. China and Myanmar inked dozens of deals on…
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.
SoftBank to invest $40 B for new Indonesia capital
JAKARTA, Jan 18, 2020, AP. Japan’s SoftBank is offering to invest $30 billion to $40…
ASEAN, RCEP trade partners unlikely beneficiaries from US-China trade war
BEIJING, Jan 18, 2020, SCMP. An unexpected effect of the US-China trade war has been…
China population now over 1.4 billion as birthrate falls
BEIJING, Jan 18, 2020, AP. China’s population crept past 1.4 billion last year for the…
Myanmar sees more tourists from China
NAY PYI TAW, Jan 18, 2020, China Daily. Myanmar is attracting more and more Chinese…
Experts warn about scale of Wuhan virus as US airports start screening, more cases reported in China
HONG KONG, Jan 18, 2020, AFP, Reuters. The true scale of the outbreak of a…
China’s GDP grows 6.1 percent in 2019, lowest rate in 27 years
BEIJING, Jan 17, 2020, China Daily. China’s year-on-year GDP growth reached 6.1 percent in 2019,…
[Analytics] Western-aligned opposition forces in Cambodia exaggerate anti-China sentiment
While some Cambodians feel antipathy toward illegal behaviors of some Chinese, there is no widespread…
China announces 2nd death from new coronavirus
BEIJING, Jan 17, 2020, Kyodo. Local authorities in central China’s city of Wuhan said Thursday…
[Analytics] Is Singapore ready for malign foreign influence?
Singaporean politicians and commentators repeatedly emphasise the dangers of malign foreign interference. Attention has moved…
China’s President Xi arrives in Nay Pyi Taw for state visit to Myanmar
NAY PYI TAW, Jan 17, 2020, China Daily. President Xi Jinping arrived in Nay Pyi…
India slams China-Pakistan bid to raise J&K at UN
NEW DELHI, Jan 17, 2020, The Asian Age. Following Beijing’s raising of the Kashmir issue…