China fails to learn from Trump backfire in trade war, is losing against Australia
LAUNCESTON, Jan 27, 2021, Reuters. China is paying a heavy toll for its efforts to…
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.
Chinese coastguard law sets stage for armed conflict in South China Sea: Analyst
MANILA, Jan 27, 2021, SCMP. A new law that allows China’s coastguard to fire on…
TikTok cuts jobs in India after prolonged ban
GUANGZHOU, Jan 27, 2021, CNBC. ByteDance is reducing the size of its TikTok team in…
China is rehearsing for when it overtakes America
HONG KONG, Jan 26, 2021, CNN Business. China wants to lead the global recovery from…
Chinese TikTok rival Kuaishou could raise over $5B in Hong Kong IPO
GUANGZHOU, Jan 26, 2021, CNBC. Chinese short video app Kuaishou has priced its Hong Kong…
Hong Kong police obtain financial records of arrested democracy activists
HONG KONG, Jan 26, 2021, Reuters. Hong Kong authorities are scrutinizing the financial records of…
[Analytics] China’s leader attacks his greatest threat
On March 11, 2007, Xi Jinping, then the top Communist Party official in Zhejiang province,…
China pushes fringe theories on pandemic origins, virus
TAIPEI, Jan 25, 2021, AP. Chinese state media have played up questions about Pfizer’s COVID-19…
India says troops had ‘minor face-off’ with China in Sikkim border area
NEW DELHI, Jan 25, 2021, Reuters. Indian and Chinese troops were involved in a “minor…
[Analytics] India-China border standoff: Eight months on
The India-China border stand off began in May last year, when the Chinese came in…
China flies warplanes close to Taiwan in early test of Biden
WASHINGTON D.C., Jan 25, 2021, CNN. China dispatched two large formations of warplanes close to…
US reaffirms Taiwan support after China sends warplanes
BEIJING, Jan 24, 2021, AP. The U.S. has reaffirmed support for Taiwan following China’s dispatch…