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.

Hong Kong tycoon Jimmy Lai arrested again while in jail: Papers

HONG KONG, Feb 17, 2021, Reuters. Jailed Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai has been…

Taiwan suggests Beijing interfered with its BioNTech vaccine deal

TAIPEI, Feb 17, 2021, Fortune. On Wednesday, Taiwanese Health Minister Chen Shih-chung announced in a…

[Analytics] No quick fix from Biden for Australia’s China trade woes

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China becomes EU’s biggest trade partner in 2020

BRUSSELS, Feb 16, 2021, China Daily. China became the main trade partner of the European…

Australia ‘overreacting’ to Chinese development plans on northern border

CANBERRA, Feb 15, 2021, The Guardian. Australia has dramatically overreacted to speculative announcements of possible…

[Analytics] How Biden will shape the US–China relationship

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WHO Wuhan mission finds possible signs of wider original outbreak in 2019

WUHAN, Feb 15, 2021, CNN. Investigators from the World Health Organization (WHO) looking into the…

[Analytics] How to rein in China without risking war is the issue Biden must address

China’s Year of the Ox, which began on Friday, is a fitting metaphor for the…

Alarm at hate crimes targeting Asian Americans in US

WASHINGTON D.C., Feb 13, 2021, ST. Authorities in Alameda County, California have created a special…

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