Japanese man gets 15-year prison sentence in China for spying
BEIJING, May 21, 2019, Kyodo. A Chinese court on Monday sentenced a Japanese man convicted…
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.
US-China trade war to blame for Game of Thrones finale cancelation in China
BEIJING, May 21, 2019, Sputnik. Speculation and frustration flooded social media Monday as “Game of…
[Analytics] China may not be the most populous country by 2024
Currently, China with a population of 1.41 billion and India with 1.34 billion remain the…
[Analytics] Xi sounds Long March rallying call as trade war tensions rise with US
Chinese President Xi Jinping has sought to tap into the “Long March” spirit of endurance…
Huawei says will continue support for smartphones and tablets
LONDON, May 20, 2019, Reuters. Huawei said it would continue to provide security updates and…
Tra fish shipments from Vietnam to US, China fall
HANOI, May 20, 2019, VNA. Shipments of Tra fish from the Mekong Delta to the…
Google ‘suspends some business with Huawei in wake of Trump trade blacklist’
BEIJING, May 20, 2019, Reuters. Alphabet’s Google has suspended business with Huawei that requires the…
China targets steel industry as latest front in its war on pollution
BEIJING, May 19, 2019, SCMP. China has shifted its focus in the battle for clean…
[Analytics] How 5G may be rolled out in near future
China may grant official 5G licenses, instead of the interim licenses previously planned, to telecom…
China’s love-hate relationship with US has President Xi Jinping’s party in a bind
BEIJING, May 19, 2019, NY Times. Mr Qi Haohan describes with pride the times he…
[Analytics] How Trump’s tweets outgunned China’s heavy media weapons in the trade war publicity battle
Beijing’s tightly controlled propaganda apparatus has been no match for the US president’s information leaks….
[Analytics] Taiwan loses Asia’s press-freedom top spot – but still pretty good
Taiwan offers foreign reporters a fine outpost for China coverage, but local media is polarized,…