[Analytics] US soybeans may lose China’s market
In his book The Revenge of Geography, American international relations expert Robert D. Kaplan says…
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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.
China ‘won’t allow’ G20 discussion on Hong Kong
BEIJING, Jun 24, 2019, Rappler. China said on Monday, June 24, it will not allow…
Speculation rife about Chinese DF-17 after video shows hypersonic vehicle
BEIJING, Jun 24, 2019, Global Times. China’s missile manufacturing giant showcased hypersonic boost-glide vehicles in…
[Analytics] The resumption of Trump and Kim’s correspondence diplomacy
“Correspondence diplomacy” has resumed between North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and US President Donald Trump….
[Analytics] Hong Kong teeters on edge of US sanctions
US legislation aims to penalize abuses committed in Hong Kong and could make the city’s…
[Analytics] Why India’s hypersonic missile could trigger a nuclear war
India’s test of a hypersonic missile signifies more than the advance of Indian weapons technology….
No locus standi: India rejects US global religious freedom report
NEW DELHI, Jun 23, 2019, India Today. MEA official Spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said, “India is…
Canada ‘will join US’ in speaking out for rules-based global order against China
OTTAWA, Jun 23, 2019, SCMP. Canada will join the United States in seeking to uphold…
Eleven dead in Hawaii plane crash
OAHU, Jun 23, 2019, AAP. Eleven people died when a twin engine aircraft carrying skydivers…
Foxconn chief stands down to run for presidency of Taiwan
TAIPEI, Jun 22, 2019, AFP. Taiwan’s richest man Terry Gou said on Friday he would…
Trump blacklists more China tech firms days before meeting Xi
WASHINGTON, Jun 22, 2019, Bloomberg. The US put five more Chinese tech entities on a…
[Analytics] Storm in a teacup? Trump goes after all the tea from China with latest tariff push as trade war threatens to boil over
China was the largest exporter of tea – one of the latest products to face…