15 countries sign RCEP, the world’s largest trade pact
SINGAPORE, Nov 15, 2020, ST. The world’s largest trade pact was inked on Sunday (Nov…
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 premier calls for better business, investment exchanges with ASEAN
BEIJING, Nov 14, 2020, Xinhua. Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Friday (Nov 13) called for…
US pitches for free, open Indo-Pacific in ASEAN Summit
WASHINGTON D.C., Nov 14, 2020, One India. US National Security Advisor Robert O’Brien has pitched…
China bans frozen foods in battle to Covid-19, but experts remain skeptical
HONG KONG, Nov 14, 2020, CNN. For months, China has been trying to completely eliminate…
[Analytics] Does Taiwan’s caution on ‘military training’ show US support has limits?
Taiwan’s navy showed signs this week that it is bolstering its amphibious warfare strength with…
[Analytics] How Australia and China can begin the great defrost
During the pandemic, the trade relationship between China and Australia has got bigger, not smaller….
Trump bans Americans from investing in Chinese firms he claims have ties to the military
NEW YORK/HONG KONG, Nov 13, 2020, CNN Business. President Donald Trump has signed an executive…
Chinese consortium inks deal to build LatAm’s longest cable-stayed sea bridge in Brazil
BRASILIA, Nov 13, 2020, Xinhua. A Chinese consortium on Thursday signed an agreement with Brazil’s…
US not to enforce TikTok ban pending further legal developments
WASHINGTON D.C., Nov 13, 2020, Xinhua. The US Commerce Department said Thursday that it will…
No formal request from US over ‘Quad’ coalition: S. Korean official
SEOUL, Nov 13, 2020, Yonhap. South Korea has not received any formal request from the…
Wuhan finds Covid-19 on imported beef samples
WUHAN, Nov 13, 2020, Xinhua. Authorities in Wuhan, capital of central China’s Hubei Province, found…
China on track to become world’s largest civil aviation market: Boeing
BEIJING, Nov 13, 2020, China Daily. China is still on track to become the world’s…