S. Korea’s military team leaves for Hawaii to join US-led RIMPAC exercise
SEOUL, May 31, 2022, Yonhap. A South Korean fleet of warships, maritime aircraft and around…
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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.
White House welcomes Fiji to its Indo-Pacific economic plan
WASHINGTON D.C., May 27, 2022, Reuters. Fiji is joining U.S. President Joe Biden’s Indo-Pacific Economic…
US President Biden formally unveils Indo-Pacific Economic Framework
TOKYO, May 24, 2022, AFP. President Joe Biden launched a new Asia-Pacific trade initiative on…
Australia’s new PM flags ‘difficult’ China ties as he heads to Tokyo for Quad meeting
CANBERRA, May 23, 2022, The Guardian. Anthony Albanese will fly to Tokyo on Monday to…
Biden in Japan to launch regional economic plan to counter Beijing
TOKYO, May 22, 2022, Reuters. President Joe Biden arrived in Japan on Sunday to launch…
China Eastern crash probe eyes intentional action: Sources
WASHINGTON D.C., May 17, 2022, Reuters. Investigators looking into the crash of a China Eastern…
US, Asean to upgrade ties
WASHINGTON D.C., May 14, 2022, ST. The United States and Asean ended their summit in…
[Analytics] Vietnam and the new Pacific Trade Triangle
Vietnam is highly integrated into the global economy and since 2017, trade has consistently sat…
Hope stirs for lifting of US tariffs on China
BEIJING, May 5, 2022, China Daily. With inflation at four-decade highs in the United States,…
English-speaking foreigners in Russia are criticizing the US sanctions
VLADIVOSTOK, Apr 22, 2022, Pan Pacific Agency. Many English-speaking foreigners, living in the Primorsky Krai,…
Top American officials meeting in Honiara to discuss China pact
HONIARA, Apr 22, 2022, RNZ. Top United States officials are meeting with the Solomon Islands…
[Analytics] US–China rivalry intensifies in the Pacific
US–China geostrategic competition is intensifying in the Pacific as both governments commit more resources to…