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Based on 10 verified sources covering Thailand, Myanmar:

The arrest in Thailand in August 2022 of Chinese tycoon She Zhijiang, the head of the Yatai International Holding Group that built Shwe Kokko, and his deportation to China on Nov. [1]

CaixinChinese local governments risk replicating debt mistakes Previous financing vehicles piled pressure on borrowers Tourists wearing Qing dynasty costumes visit one of Beijing's many historic sites on Oct. 1. (confirmed by 3 sources) [2]

Widespread repression of human rights lawyers extends to further restraints Chinese company raises $608mn to fund overseas expansion amid US tariff pressure A selection of photos from across Asia Journalists push on despite risks under national secur... [3]

SHANGHAI -- The Chinese government sharply increased its equity holdings over the three months ended September, a likely attempt to keep financial markets stable ahead of the Communist Party's twice-a-decade congress in October. [4]

BEIJING Chinese companies are expanding their global reach through large acquisitions. With backing from the government, their worldwide shopping spree will likely continue in 2016. [5]

Companies controlled by Chinese local governments have avoided defaulting on their bonds so far. They will not continue to be so lucky. Buildings are seen along the Songhua River in Harbin, in northeastern China. (confirmed by 3 sources) [6]

HONG KONG -- A Chinese government fund has taken a small stake in a domestic operating unit of ByteDance, creator of the global hit short-video app TikTok, as Beijing tightens its grip over major internet platforms. [7]

The Thai and Chinese governments are joining forces to take on transnational crime, including call center scams and cybercrime. Thai Deputy Prime Minister Gen P [8]

Sources
[1] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2026-02-13 · 75% match

Untangling Scam Kingpins’ Ties to the Chinese Government

The arrest in Thailand in August 2022 of Chinese tycoon She Zhijiang, the head of the Yatai International Holding Group that built Shwe Kokko, and his deportation to China on Nov.

[2] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2025-11-15 · 75% match

Chinese local governments risk replicating debt mistakes

CaixinChinese local governments risk replicating debt mistakes Previous financing vehicles piled pressure on borrowers Tourists wearing Qing dynasty costumes visit one of Beijing's many historic sites on Oct. 1.

[3] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2025-07-09 · 56% match

Politics

Widespread repression of human rights lawyers extends to further restraints Chinese company raises $608mn to fund overseas expansion amid US tariff pressure A selection of photos from across Asia Journalists push on despite risks under national secur

[4] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2017-11-14 · 75% match

Chinese government's stockholdings hit record $667bn

SHANGHAI -- The Chinese government sharply increased its equity holdings over the three months ended September, a likely attempt to keep financial markets stable ahead of the Communist Party's twice-a-decade congress in October.

[5] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2016-01-07 · 75% match

Backed by their government, Chinese companies splash out abroad

BEIJING Chinese companies are expanding their global reach through large acquisitions. With backing from the government, their worldwide shopping spree will likely continue in 2016.

[6] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2018-02-27 · 75% match

As local Chinese governments come clean on debt, companies teeter

Companies controlled by Chinese local governments have avoided defaulting on their bonds so far. They will not continue to be so lucky. Buildings are seen along the Songhua River in Harbin, in northeastern China.

[7] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2021-08-17 · 75% match

Chinese government builds stake in unit of TikTok-owner ByteDance

HONG KONG -- A Chinese government fund has taken a small stake in a domestic operating unit of ByteDance, creator of the global hit short-video app TikTok, as Beijing tightens its grip over major internet platforms.

[8] TH www.pattayamail.com · 2023-08-11 · 75% match

Thai and Chinese governments join forces to combat transnational crime

The Thai and Chinese governments are joining forces to take on transnational crime, including call center scams and cybercrime. Thai Deputy Prime Minister Gen P

[9] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2024-02-27 · 75% match

Foreign investors step up purchases of Chinese government bonds

HONG KONG -- Foreign investors have added to their holdings in China's domestic bond market for a fifth month in a row, seeking to profit from deflationary pressures in Asia's largest economy.

[10] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2017-04-05 · 75% match

What big data can do for Chinese governance

In a short parable titled "A Message from the Emperor," the early 20th century German-language writer Franz Kafka describes the process by which a herald relays a message from a dying Chinese emperor to the outer provinces of the empire.

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