[Analytics] China’s Belt and Road paves over rules and rights
The parallels between China’s current $1.1 trillion Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and the United…
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.
Typhoon shuts businesses, forces flight cancellations in southern Taiwan
TAIPEI, Aug 24, 2019, Reuters. Taiwan braced for typhoon Bailu on Saturday (Aug 24), shutting…
Trump plans to ship a fleet of F-16s to Taiwan. China isn’t happy about it
TAIPEI, Aug 20, 2019, Los Angeles Times. When President Trump agreed to Taiwan’s request to…
Philippines listed as one of the high-risk areas for African Swine Fever
MANILA, Aug 19, 2019, PhilStar. Taiwan will implement stricter screening of travelers from the Philippines…
[Analytics] China wins another round in the Pacific
China has moved swiftly to capitalize on divisions in the Pacific over climate change at…
Tsai reaffirms commitment to expanding Taiwan-US trade ties
TAIPEI, Aug 17, 2019, Taiwan Today. President Tsai Ing-wen said Aug. 15 that Taiwan is…
Taiwan plans record defense spending as China threat increases
TAIPEI, Aug 16, 2019, Bloomberg. Taiwan plans to spend a record amount on national defense…
[Analytics] China ‘political warfare’ targets US-affiliated Pacific islands
Although little attention is paid to the US island territories and associated states in the…
Police support rally in Hong Kong on Saturday gathered 90,000
HONG KONG, Aug 4, 2019, China Daily. About 90,000 people turned up at a public…
Thousands march in Hong Kong as continues weekend of protests
HONG KONG, Aug 4, 2019, SCMP. Thousands of people are marching in Tseung Kwan O…
[Analytics] Australia’s dilemma in the Pacific: is China a partner or competitor?
A fraught debate in Australia surrounds the country’s response to the Belt and Road Initiative….
[Analytics] China’s next dilemma: surging household borrowing
The next wave of debt worries to spook global markets will come from Chinese households….