China’s express deliveries hit 63.52B
BEIJING, Jan 16, 2020, China Daily. China’s annual business volume of express deliveries exceeded 63.52…
Taiwan
Taiwan (Chinese Taipei) is an economy of 23.5 million people. In 1991, the year it joined APEC, the current GDP of Chinese Taipei was recorded at USD 187 billion, while its per capita GDP was USD 9,000. The GDP of Chinese Taipei more than doubled by 2016, at USD 573 billion, as did its per capita GDP at USD 24,000.
Tsai Ing-wen urges China to review Taiwan policy after election win, says Taiwan is already independent
TAIPEI, Jan 16, 2020, The Straits Times. President Tsai Ing-wen on Wednesday (Jan 15) called…
China won’t change position on Taiwan after President Tsai Ing-wen’s landslide election: FM
TAIPEI, Jan 12, 2020, Reuters. China will not change its position that Taiwan belongs to…
Chinese experts urge expediting reunification after Tsai’s win in Taiwan
TAIPEI, Jan 12, 2020, Global Times. Taiwan’s incumbent regional leader Tsai Ing-wen swept a landslide…
In blow to Beijing, Taiwan re-elects Tsai Ing-wen as president
TAIPEI, Jan 11, 2020, NYT. Taiwan’s voters delivered a stinging rebuke of China’s rising authoritarianism…
[Analytics] How US-Iran tensions may yet torpedo oil markets
Global markets breathed a sigh of relief this week after the US and Iran pulled…
Results of Taiwan presidential elections to be known by 10 p.m.
TAIPEI, Jan 11, 2020, Taiwan News. The results of Taiwan’s elections should be known by…
[Analytics] Kuomintang’s fight goes far beyond Han Kuo-yu’s presidential bid in Taiwan
Incumbent President Tsai Ing-wen is hot favourite for re-election but the race is still very…
Xi urges BRI efforts with Kiribati
BEIJING, Jan 7, 2020, China Daily. President Xi Jinping called for joint efforts with the…
[Analytics] Aloof Indonesia wades into South China Sea fray
Indonesia has abandoned its previous quiet diplomacy to openly confront China’s repeated incursions in its…
New Suhua Improvement road to open after 9 years of construction in East Taiwan
TAIPEI, Jan 6, 2020, Taiwan News. After nine years of construction and NT$55 billion (US$1.8…
[Analytics] China trade questions confound Australia’s Indo-Pacific shift
The ‘Indo-Pacific’, stretching from the eastern Indian Ocean to the Pacific, is the Australian government’s…