China to become world’s No. 1 economy by 2028 due to Covid-19, 5 years earlier than estimated
LONDON, Dec 26, 2020, Reuters. China will overtake the United States to become the world’s…
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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.
Alibaba shares sink in Hong Kong as China launches antitrust probe
BEIJING, Dec 24, 2020, Market Watch. Chinese regulators on Thursday announced an anti-monopoly investigation of…
Brazil institute says vaccine from China’s Sinovac has efficacy above 50 per cent
BRASILIA, Dec 24, 2020, CNBC. Brazilian researchers said on Wednesday the Covid-19 vaccine developed by…
US senators warn Pacific ally on Chinese bid for undersea cable project
SYDNEY, Dec 23, 2020, Reuters. Prominent U.S. lawmakers warned a Pacific ally that China risked…
China’s approaches toward issues relating to aquatic biological resources conservation
BEIJING/MOSCOW, Dec 22, 2020, Pan Pacific Agency. Over the last years in China, there has…
[Analytics] Understanding Malaysia’s careful stance on Uyghur Muslims
This fall, an exchange in the Malaysian parliament made explicit the country’s stance that it…
[Analytics] Taiwan’s planned submarine fleet and potential Chinese invasion
Taiwan has begun building a fleet of state-of-the-art submarines as it looks to further bolster…
US bans China’s top chipmaker from using American technology
HONG KONG, Dec 19, 2020, CNN. China’s top chipmaker was already having a rough week….
Chinese cast net over neglected Papua New Guinea border zone
PORT MORESBY, Dec 19, 2020, RNZ. China has dismissed Australian concerns about a planned new…
US Senator blocks bill giving Hongkongers special refugee status
HONG KONG, Dec 19, 2020, SCMP. A last-minute attempt by US lawmakers to push through…
China to start vaccination in early 2021
SICHUAN, Dec 19, 2020, AFP. China plans to start opening its vaccination programme to members…
[Analytics] ASEAN in the driver’s seat in the South China Sea
On 6 May 2009, Malaysia and Vietnam jointly notified a submission to the UN Commission…