EU’s former ambassador to South Korea suspect in China spy probe
HONG KONG, Jan 17, 2020, SCMP. Gerhard Sabathil, the European Union’s former ambassador to South…
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.
Japan confirms 1st case of infection with new coronavirus from China
TOKYO, Jan 17, 2020, Kyodo. A man has tested positive in Japan’s first confirmed case…
China’s express deliveries hit 63.52B
BEIJING, Jan 16, 2020, China Daily. China’s annual business volume of express deliveries exceeded 63.52…
China, Philippines Coast Guard cooperation helps ties: Spokesperson
BEIJING, Jan 16, 2020, Xinhua. Cooperation between the coast guards of China and the Philippines…
China isolated on J-K in informal UNSC talks
NEW DELHI, Jan 16, 2020, Hindustan Times. China and Pakistan tried, for the third time,…
[Analytics] Should Indonesia take China’s ‘historic fishing rights’ seriously?
Indonesia–China maritime ties are once again embroiled in rising tensions over traditional Chinese fishing practices…
Tsai Ing-wen urges China to review Taiwan policy after election win, says Taiwan is already independent
TAIPEI, Jan 16, 2020, The Straits Times. President Tsai Ing-wen on Wednesday (Jan 15) called…
‘Phase one’ US-China trade war deal signed by Donald Trump and Liu He, though most tariffs remain
WASHINGTON D.C., Jan 16, 2020, SCMP. The United States and China signed a partial trade…
China sees Myanmar as stepping stone to Indian Ocean, energy security
BEIJING, Jan 16, 2020, SCMP. Chinese President Xi Jinping’s upcoming trip to Myanmar is expected…
[Analytics] Cambodia’s year of political limbo
Cambodian politics in 2019 was characterised by tension and uncertainty. A contentious election in July…
According to IMF forecast, GDP (PPP) of BRICS countries to overtake G7 in 2020: Russia’s Deputy MFA
MOSCOW, Jan 15, 2020, Pan Pacific Agency. Expert discussion of the outcomes of the BRICS…
China to make huge purchases of US goods as details of phase one deal revealed
BEIJING, Jan 15, 2020, SCMP. Sources confirm that China has committed to making large scale…