[Analytics] US–China rivalry ramps up pressure on the Pacific islands
It is said that when elephants fight, it is the grass that suffers. This may…
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.
Beijing motor show kicks off, biggest of its kind since pandemic
BEIJING, Sep 26, 2020, Kyodo. The Beijing motor show, the biggest of its kind since…
[Analytics] Indo-Pacific strategy gains support as China’s assertiveness fuels fears
Asia-Pacific nations are adjusting their defence strategies and looking to strengthen security ties with the…
[Analytics] Are Southeast Asia’s cyber defenses vulnerable to Chinese attacks?
A telecom firm in the Philippines recently hired the services of a United States-based cybersecurity…
US delays human rights sanctions targeting Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps
BEIJING, Sep 25, 2020, SCMP. The US Treasury Department announced a two-month delay on human…
China comes out of COVID-19 ‘absolutely laughing’: Aussie journalist
CANBERRA, Sep 24, 2020, News.com.au. A journalist who was recently forced to flee China on…
China’s rapid yuan rise and wave of hot money inflows prompt concerns of asset bubbles and inflation
BEIJING, Sep 24, 2020, SCMP. The rapid strengthening of the yuan exchange rate in recent…
China has 380 Xinjiang detention centers: Report
BEIJING, Sep 24, 2020, AFP. China’s network of detention centers in the northwest Xinjiang region…
6.3 million Chinese to visit Thailand in 2021
BANGKOK, Sep 24, 2020, Pattaya Mail. More than 6 million Chinese will visit Thailand as…
Jack Ma dethroned as China’s richest, with ‘Lone Wolf’ Zhong Shanshan moving up
BEIJING, Sep 24, 2020, Bloomberg. A bottled-water and vaccine tycoon has become China’s wealthiest person,…
[Analytics] Is India-China agreement to stop sending more troops a good sign?
Commentators have pounced on just one point in the joint press release of the sixth…
China accuses foreign correspondents of meddling in Hong Kong
HONG KONG, Sep 24, 2020, Bloomberg. Beijing warned Hong Kong’s foreign correspondents to stop interfering…