[Analytics] Measures eye rural, urban integration in China
China will undertake key measures to further integrate the country’s rural and urban areas and…
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.
Myanmar’s military underscores strategic partnership with China, Russia
NAYPYITAW, May 6, 2019, Myanmar Times. The recent visit of Myanmar’s Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services…
[Analytics] Abe’s diplomacy for Osaka G20
On April 24 in Beijing, Liberal Democratic Party Secretary General Toshihiro Nikai was greeted in…
China to prioritize Filipino workers in projects
MANILA, May 6, 2019, Inquirer. Beijing has assured Manila that Filipino workers would be prioritized…
[Analytics] China’s Northeastern rust belt was once ‘eldest son’, now struggling as runt of the litter
Liaoning, Jilin and Heilongjiang were birthplace of China’s industrialisation in 1950s, but now contribute just…
[Analytics] We’re all actors in the New Silk Road play
It’s the same old story: The dogs of demonization bark while the New Silk Road…
[Analytics] Non-military build-up risks flashpoints in South China Sea
Increasing deployment of coastguard and fishing vessels in disputed waters risks undermining regional stability. China’s…
[Analytics] Is China a ‘friend’ of the Philippines or only Duterte?
“Speech is the faculty by which men conceal their thoughts,” the legendary Napoleonic diplomat, Charles…
US-China trade talks going ‘very well’: Donald Trump
WASHINGTON D.C., May 4, 2019, SCMP. Negotiations between Washington and Beijing on reaching a trade…
[Analytics] Silk Road expands to Arctic and beyond
During the last hours of the second annual Belt and Road Summit of April 25-27,…
[Analytics] Thai’s shippers see export rebound
A key shippers group remains hopeful that exports will fare better in the second quarter…
Pentagon warns on risk of Chinese submarines in Arctic
WASHINGTON D.C., May 3, 2019, Reuters. Deepening Chinese activities in the Arctic region could also…