China blames the US for hyping fears of uncontrolled rocket reentry as space race heats up
HONG KONG, May 10, 2021, CNN. For a week, China’s Long March 5B grabbed global…
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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.
China authorizes 530,000 invention patents in 2020
BEIJING, May 10, 2021, China Daily. In 2020, China authorized 530,000 invention patents, which was…
As India surges, Bangladesh lacks jabs, faces virus variants
DHAKA, May 9, 2021, AP. India’s surge in coronavirus cases is having a dangerous effect…
China says rocket debris landed in the Indian Ocean
BEIJING, May 9, 2021, CNBC. Debris from a large Chinese rocket landed in the Indian…
[Analytics] China-US tensions move to space as rocket debris heads for Earth
Finger-pointing over the growing problem of space junk is only going to get worse as…
Out-of-control Chinese rocket expected to crash back to Earth around May 8
BEIJING, May 7, 2021, CNet. It sounds like the plot of a Bruce Willis movie:…
[Analytics] Why the Taiwan Covid model works
The threat that emerging infectious diseases pose to global health and economy never ceases. As…
Chinese officials on suspension of all activities under framework of China-Australia dialogue
BEIJING, May 7, 2021, Xinhua. China said Thursday (May 6) that Australia has been for…
China’s foreign trade up 28.5 per cent in Jan-Apr
BEIJING, May 7, 2021, Xinhua. China’s total imports and exports expanded 28.5 percent year on…
Chinese travel bookings triple during ‘hottest’ public holiday since the pandemic
BEIJING, May 6, 2021, CNBC. Millions of Chinese rushed to travel during the five-day Labor…
China suspends economic dialogue with Australia as relations curdle
BEIJING, May 6, 2021, Reuters. China “indefinitely” suspended on Thursday all activity under a China-Australia…
[Analytics] Why are Australian officials hinting at war with China?
For a country with a much smaller military and no nuclear weapons, Australia is suddenly…