[Analytics] US talks big, China moves swiftly in Asia
Last weekend, as Asia’s top national security leaders convened in a Singapore hotel to discuss…
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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, US too intertwined to ‘break up’ despite trade war, Xi Jinping says in Russia
ST. PETERSBURG, Jun 8, 2019, SCMP. Chinese President Xi Jinping has warned against a decoupling…
U.S. and Russia blame each other for near collision in East China Sea
MOSCOW/TOKYO, Jun 7, 2019, Reuters. Russia and the United States blamed each other for a…
Russia slams US Navy for ‘unacceptable’ behavior after warships’ near-miss in East China Sea
MOSCOW, Jun 7, 2019, RT. Russia has accused the US Navy of “unacceptable” and dangerous…
Pompeo to visit Bangkok, commit to Southeast Asia: official
WASHINGTON D.C., Jun 7, 2019, AFP. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will recommit the United…
[Analytics] Trump & NATO warmongers proclaim peace
At the 75th anniversary this week of the Allied assault on Nazi-occupied France, US President…
IMF, Fed officials warn that trade war, tariffs pose risks to US and global growth
WASHINGTON D.C., Jun 7, 2019, Reuters. Officials of the US Federal Reserve and International Monetary…
US closing Manila immigration office
MANILA, Jun 7, 2019, PhilStar. The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced it…
US has benefited richly from trade with China, says Beijing
BEIJING, Jun 7, 2019, The Straits Times. Days after it accused Washington of scuttling trade…
Trump honors D-Day sacrifices, with some legacies unspoken
COLLEVILLE-SUR-MER, Jun 6, The New York Times. Standing on a sun-drenched bluff above the Normandy…
N.K. uranium plant indicates ongoing operations: U.S. monitor
WASHINGTON, Jun 6, 2019, Yonhap. North Korea’s main nuclear complex shows continued activity around its…
[Analytics] Trump says he would have sued EU over Brexit, but Theresa May is ‘probably a better negotiator’
With the showy, royal puffery of the queen’s banquet at Buckingham Palace and tea with…