China authorises coast guard to fire on foreign vessels if needed
BEIJING, Jan 22, 2021, Reuters. China passed a law on Friday that for the first…
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.
Taiwan, US expected to hold talks on supply chains next month
TAIPEI, Jan 21, 2021, CNA. A working group set up by Taiwan through the U.S.-Taiwan…
India’s vaccine diplomacy in South Asia pushes back against China
NEW DELHI/KATHMANDU, Jan 21, 2021, Reuters. India will give millions of doses of COVID-19 vaccine…
Japan aims to vaccinate most of country before Olympics
TOKYO, Jan 20, 2021, Bloomberg. Japan aims to vaccinate the majority of its population against…
Laos to enhance cooperation with development partners
VIENTIANE, Jan 20, 2021, Xinhua. The Lao government is set to enhance cooperation with strategic…
US accuses China of ‘genocide’ of Uyghurs and minority groups in Xinjiang
WASHINGTON D.C., Jan 20, 2021, CNN. The US has officially determined that China is committing…
Indian sailors stranded for months on Chinese coast reach Japan
NEW DELHI, Jan 19, 2021, Al Jazeera. A group of Indian sailors stranded off the…
Chinese city reports coronavirus found on ice cream
BEIJING, Jan 18, 2021, The Asian Age. The coronavirus was found on ice cream produced…
Biden’s potential softer tone against China good for Apple, Cisco, others
WASHINGTON D.C., Jan 18, 2021, Fox Business. Ahead of President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration this week,…
China-Brunei joint petrochemical venture contributes to local economy
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Jan 17, 2021, Xinhua. Hengyi Industries Sdn Bhd, a China-Brunei joint venture,…
[Analytics] Trump’s whiplash diplomacy on Taiwan
Beginning in Jan. 2017, the Trump Administration made great strides in America’s relationship with Taiwan…
China to produce seawater rice on 400,000 hectares of saline-alkali lands this year
BEIJING, Jan 16, 2021, China Daily. A team of rice experts led by Yuan Longping,…