China vows to include biodiversity in economic plans as UN talks begin
KUNMING, Oct 11, 2021, Reuters. China will incorporate biodiversity protection in the development plans of…
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.
[Analytics] Asian countries hit hardest by China’s clampdown
Xi Jinping has pledged to the UN that China will no longer build coal-fired power…
China’s Xi vows ‘reunification’ with Taiwan, but holds off threatening force
BEIJING, Oct 9, 2021, CNBC. Chinese President Xi Jinping vowed on Saturday to realise peaceful…
[Analytics] Do the US and China have a ‘Taiwan agreement’?
Do the United States and China have an agreement on Taiwan’s political status? The question…
AUKUS pact to deepen Australia, US collaboration on space technology
CANBERRA, Oct 7, 2021, The Guardian. The Aukus agreement will boost collaboration between the United…
Former Australia PM Abbott says in Taiwan to help end its isolation
TAIPEI, Oct 7, 2021, Reuters. Former Australian prime minister Tony Abbott said on Thursday he…
[Analytics] Nuclear submarines will not deter China from conflict with Taiwan
For an emerging superpower prone to petulant outbursts and coercive retaliation, China’s initial response to…
Chinese company confident fish farm in Tahiti will go ahead
TAHITI, Oct 6, 2021, RNZ. The Chinese company Tahiti Nui Ocean Foods is adamant work…
French senators arrive in Taiwan amid tensions with China
TAIPEI, Oct 6, 2021, AP. A group of French senators arrived in Taiwan for a…
China sent 56 warplanes into Taiwan defense zone on Monday
TAIPEI, Oct 5, 2021, CNN. Taiwan’s Defense Ministry said 56 Chinese warplanes made incursions into…
Malaysia protests presence of Chinese vessels in its waters
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 5, 2021, Reuters. Malaysia summoned the Chinese ambassador to Kuala Lumpur on…
Peace crucial to chip supply as China pressure grows: Taiwan’s official
TAIPEI, Oct 4, 2021, Bloomberg. Peace in the Taiwan Strait is key to the island’s…