[Analytics] Liu He’s the big winner by a smile
There was one big winner in a big week for China and the United States….
USA
The United States is one of the 12 founding members of APEC. It is the largest economy in the world and home to 323 million people. When the forum began in 1989, the real GDP of the United States was USD 8.8 trillion, which went up to 16.9 trillion in 2016. Its real per capita GDP also rose from 36,000 in 1989 to 52,000 in 2016.
SoftBank to invest $40 B for new Indonesia capital
JAKARTA, Jan 18, 2020, AP. Japan’s SoftBank is offering to invest $30 billion to $40…
ASEAN, RCEP trade partners unlikely beneficiaries from US-China trade war
BEIJING, Jan 18, 2020, SCMP. An unexpected effect of the US-China trade war has been…
[Analytics] Korea’s solution to the Middle East crisis: Go for zero
The request from the Trump administration that South Korea join a new naval mission to…
Experts warn about scale of Wuhan virus as US airports start screening, more cases reported in China
HONG KONG, Jan 18, 2020, AFP, Reuters. The true scale of the outbreak of a…
Trump impeachment trial formally opens: What happens next?
WASHINGTON D.C., Jan 17, 2020, Reuters. The Senate impeachment trial on whether to remove United…
[Analytics] Western-aligned opposition forces in Cambodia exaggerate anti-China sentiment
While some Cambodians feel antipathy toward illegal behaviors of some Chinese, there is no widespread…
ASEAN senior officials meet in Vietnam, Rohingya refugee high on agenda
KHANH HOA, Jan 17, 2020, VNA. Senior officials of ASEAN countries met in the first…
[Analytics] Is Singapore ready for malign foreign influence?
Singaporean politicians and commentators repeatedly emphasise the dangers of malign foreign interference. Attention has moved…
China isolated on J-K in informal UNSC talks
NEW DELHI, Jan 16, 2020, Hindustan Times. China and Pakistan tried, for the third time,…
‘Phase one’ US-China trade war deal signed by Donald Trump and Liu He, though most tariffs remain
WASHINGTON D.C., Jan 16, 2020, SCMP. The United States and China signed a partial trade…
Moon says no letup in ‘peaceful Korea’ bid based on alliance with US
SEOUL, Jan 16, 2020, Yonhap. President Moon Jae-in reaffirmed his unswerving push for lasting peace…
