China’s Xi to hold talks with Indonesia’s Jokowi in rare visit
BEIJING, Jul 26, 2022, Reuters. Chinese President Xi Jinping is expected to hold in-person talks…
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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.
China demands US cancel potential arms sale to Taiwan
HONG KONG, Jul 18, 2022, Reuters. China has demanded that the United States immediately cancel…
Russia naval ship spotted near Japan waters off remote Pacific islet
TOKYO, Jul 7, 2022, Kyodo. An information-gathering ship of the Russian navy on Wednesday briefly…
Chinese ships enter Japanese waters near Senkakus, 15th this year
NAHA, Jul 4, 2022, Kyodo. Two Chinese coast guard vessels entered Japan’s territorial waters near…
[Analytics] RCEP shows that open regionalism still calls the shots
Whether fully intended or not, Australian trade policy is embracing a theatrical element that serves…
Chinese President Xi arrives in Hong Kong for handover anniversary
HONG KONG, Jun 30, 2022, AFP/Bloomberg/Reuters. Hong Kong has overcome its challenges and “risen from…
Chinese investment in Australia plunges to lowest level since at least 2007
SYDNEY, Jun 28, 2022, ST. A diplomatic falling out between Australia and China has taken…
Jackie Chan attracts gets million ‘likes’ in his inaugural entry into ‘live streaming’
KUALA LUMPUR, Jun 27, 2022, Malay Mail. Hong Kong super star Jackie Chan’s maiden entry…
[Analytics] Sri Lanka’s struggle to bring down the Rajapaksas
When Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa banned chemical fertiliser, insecticides and herbicides in May 2021,…
US rebuffs China by calling Taiwan Strait an international waterway
WASHINGTON D.C., Jun 15, 2022, Reuters. The United States on Tuesday backed Taiwan’s assertion that…
Deeping cooperation within the five BRICS’ countries to discuss at the SPIEF
ST. PETERSBURG, Jun 14, 2022, Pan Pacific Agency. Panellists from the five BRICS’ countries to…
South Korea eager to normalize intelligence-sharing pact with Japan
SEOUL/TOKYO, Jun 14, 2022, Kyodo. South Korean Foreign Minister Park Jin on Monday expressed his…