Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam vows to work closely with Beijing’s new envoy
HONG KONG, Jan 7, 2020, Bloomberg. Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said she hoped to…
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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.
Xi urges BRI efforts with Kiribati
BEIJING, Jan 7, 2020, China Daily. President Xi Jinping called for joint efforts with the…
US slams Russia, China at UN for failure to condemn embassy attack
UN, Jan 7, 2020, AFP. The United States on Monday slammed Russia and China for…
Moon urges inter-Korean efforts to realize Kim Jong-un visit to S. Korea
SEOUL, Jan 7, 2020, Yonhap. President Moon Jae-in proposed Tuesday that the two Koreas make…
Beijing’s sub-city center plans Asia’s largest underground transportation hub by 2024
BEIJING, Jan 7, 2020, China Daily. China’s capital Beijing will build a comprehensive transportation hub…
No negotiation with China regarding Natuna: Indonesia’s minister
MALANG, Jan 6, 2020, ANTARA. Indonesia will defend its sovereignty and will not negotiate with…
[Analytics] China trade questions confound Australia’s Indo-Pacific shift
The ‘Indo-Pacific’, stretching from the eastern Indian Ocean to the Pacific, is the Australian government’s…
Chinese free-to-play games in global top 10 by revenue: Nielsen
BEIJING, Jan 6, 2020, China Daily. Global free-to-play games revenue saw a 6 percent increase…
[Analytics] China might take Iran’s side in a war with US
After the US assassination of Iran’s General Qasem Soleimani on Friday, Germany’s Spiegel Online observed…
More China tech companies eyeing Singapore banks’ lunch
SINGAPORE, Jan 5, 2020, The Business Times. China tech firms are circling Singapore’s banking sector,…
Taiwan’s govt, journalists and citizens work together to fight fake election news
TAIPEI, Jan 5, 2020, The Straits Times. With a presidential election just a week away,…
[Analytics] Iran and the China–Russia pivot in Eurasia
Iran’s integration into the China–Russia Eurasian architecture is as complicated as it is consequential for…