US pressures Taiwan to address undervalued currency
WASHINGTON D.C., Apr 17, 2021, WSJ. The Treasury Department put pressure on Taiwan to address…
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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.
Russia unveils array of countermeasures to US sanctions
MOSCOW, Apr 17, 2021, Xinhua. The Russian Foreign Ministry on Friday announced a series of…
Police identified gunman who killed 8 people at an Indianapolis FedEx facility
INDIANAPOLIS, Apr 17, 2021, CNN. Police arrived “to a very chaotic scene, with victims and…
Biden, Suga poised to present united front on Taiwan as China steps up pressure
WASHINGTON D.C., Apr 16, 2021, Reuters. US President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide…
Biden says he suggested summer meeting in Europe to Putin
WASHINGTON D.C., Apr 16, 2021, TASS. US President Joe Biden has revealed that he suggested…
LG-GM joint venture to build second US battery plant in Tennessee
SEOUL, Apr 15, 2021, Yonhap. A joint venture between South Korean battery maker LG Energy…
US is expected to sanction Russia and expel Russian officials in response to hacks and election interference
WASHINGTON D.C., Apr 15, 2021, CNN. The Biden administration is expected to announce sanctions as…
China firmly opposes any form of official ties between US, Taiwan
BEIJING, Apr 15, 2021, Xinhua. China has lodged solemn representations with the United States over…
Foreign interference in Canada hitting Cold War levels thanks to Covid-19: Spy agency
OTTAWA, Apr 13, 2021, CNN. Foreign spying and interference in Canada last year hit levels…
US and China deploy aircraft carriers in South China Sea as tensions simmer
HONG KONG, Apr 13, 2021, CNN. Military activity in the South China Sea spiked over…
UK and USA say Russia must de-escalate situation in Ukraine
LONDON, Apr 11, 2021, Reuters. Britain and the United States “firmly opposed” Russia’s campaign to…
[Analytics] China v Russia v America: is 2021 the year Orwell’s 1984 comes true?
It may just be coincidence that Russia was piling military pressure on Ukraine last week…