[Analytics] Why India’s hypersonic missile could trigger a nuclear war
India’s test of a hypersonic missile signifies more than the advance of Indian weapons technology….
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.
Canada ‘will join US’ in speaking out for rules-based global order against China
OTTAWA, Jun 23, 2019, SCMP. Canada will join the United States in seeking to uphold…
[Analytics] Mongolia: Bridge or Buffer in Northeast Asia?
What if you held a big party for 200 people and one of the guests…
[Analytics] ASEAN masses behind China as it pushes world’s biggest free trade pact
Southeast Asian leaders look determined to make progress on the world’s largest commercial pact, the…
Trump blacklists more China tech firms days before meeting Xi
WASHINGTON, Jun 22, 2019, Bloomberg. The US put five more Chinese tech entities on a…
Kim, Xi reach consensus on ‘important issues’ through series of summits: KCNA
SEOUL, Jun 22, 2019, Yonhap. Chinese President Xi Jinping and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un…
[Analytics] How Asia sees Hong Kong’s extradition bill protests
The mammoth marches that involved an estimated 2 million people have inspired a range of…
[Analytics] Storm in a teacup? Trump goes after all the tea from China with latest tariff push as trade war threatens to boil over
China was the largest exporter of tea – one of the latest products to face…
Xi heads back home after state visit in N. Korea
SEOUL/BEIJING, Jun 21, 2019, Yonhap. Chinese President Xi Jinping left North Korea on Friday after…
[Analytics] China’s robot makers are hooked on subsidies, highlighting another red line in US-China trade war
Mentions of ‘Made in China 2025’ may have disappeared, but Beijing and local governments continue…
Xi, Kim hold summit, discuss bilateral issues and Korean Peninsula
PYONGYANG, Jun 20, 2019, The Korea Herald. Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday began a…
Former Interpol president Meng Hongwei admits taking US$2 million in bribes
TIANJIN, Jun 20, 2019, SCMP. A former head of the international policing agency Interpol appeared…