[Analytics] China’s bridge to North Korea opens 3 years after it was built – but why now?
Buses from the North make return trip to China on Monday, according to South Korean…
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] ASEAN will shun the US’ geopolitical game against China
The US is expanding its resistance to Huawei’s 5G network to Southeast Asia, but the…
[Analytics] South China Sea on a precarious strategic edge
US and China are ramping up provocations on and above the hotly contested waterway, bringing…
Chinese blockade of sandbars may lead to Philippines’ loss of aerial access to Pag-asa: expert
MANILA, Apr 8, 2019, PhilStar. Chinese vessels in the vicinity of Pag-asa Island in the…
[Analytics] Chinese PM Li Keqiang insists supports united EU amid ‘divide and rule’ fears
‘We support European integration’, he writes ahead of trip to Brussels, after criticism of China’s…
Pakistan can’t spare ships for Chinese navy’s birthday, India sends stealth destroyer
ISLAMABAD, Apr 8, 2019, Hindustan Times. The Pakistani navy is unlikely to send warships to…
[Analytics] China’s belt and road trade strategy could determine the design of Boeing’s new 797 plane
Initiative could encourage a meeting of minds on requirements for new plane type, Boeing marketing…
China’s marriage rate drops for 5 consecutive years
BEIJING, Apr 7, 2019, China Daily. China’s marriage rate has been declining for five years…
China, U.S. smoothly conclude 9th round of high-level trade talks
WASHINGTON D.C., Apr 7, 2019, Xinhua. China and the United States concluded here the ninth…
Singapore wants integrated ASEAN
SINGAPORE, Apr 6, 2019, The Straits Times. Asean can be a neutral place for economies…
US prepares to open new de facto embassy in Taipei amid ‘policy shift’ on Taiwan
TAIPEI, Apr 6, 2019, SCMP. The United States will move its de facto embassy in…
[Analytics] Eye on America, China-Russia flex naval muscles
China and Russia are mounting a joint counter to US supremacy over Asia’s waterways, though…