Each week, we'll share with you some of the most compelling numbers in our studies.
7th transit
Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen is transiting through the United States. This marks her 7th transit through the United States during her time as Taiwan’s leader, and is the 29th U.S. transit by a sitting president of Taiwan since the first in 1994.
SOURCE: "Putting Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen’s U.S. Transit in Context" by CSIS's Bonny Lin, Brian Hart, Samantha Lu, Hannah Price, and Matthew Slade.
40 meetings
Chinese president Xi Jinping has traveled to Russia eight times over the past decade and met with Russian president Vladimir Putin 40 times within different bilateral and multilateral frameworks.
SOURCE: "Xi Goes to Moscow: A Marriage of Inconvenience?" by CSIS's Lily McElwee, Maria Snegovaya, Alexandra Chopenko, and Tina Dolbaia.
514 satellite images
Analysis of 514 satellite images revealed a new development in North Korea's nuclear infrastructure, the Manpo Unha Factory, the prime supplier of various bulk chemicals to the Yongbyon Nuclear Research Center.
SOURCE: "Manpo Unha Factory Part 1: A Missing Piece in North Korea’s Nuclear Puzzle" by CSIS's Joseph S. Bermudez Jr. and Jennifer Jun.
$7.1 trillion
The United States and the European Union are each other’s top trading partners. The transatlantic and data transfer relationship creates a $7.1 trillion economic relationship.
SOURCE: "The CLOUD Act and Transatlantic Trust" by CSIS's Georgia Wood and James Andrew Lewis.
By the Numbers is composed weekly by Claire Dannenbaum, Claire Smrt, and the External Relations team.
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