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Victoria Jones is a senior research fellow at the Asia-Pacific Foundation and Ph.D. student in international history at the London School of Economics and Political Science. [1]

Katsuji Nakazawa is a Tokyo-based senior staff and editorial writer at Nikkei. He spent seven years in China as a correspondent and later as China bureau chief. He was the 2014 recipient of the Vaughn-Ueda International Journalist prize. [2]

TOKYO -- The disappearance of a China-born billionaire in Hong Kong has left the world wondering. [3]

TOKYO -- Beijing's political nerve center has been abuzz since last week with rumors of a bombshell whose implications could reach deep into the 2030s. [4]

TOKYO -- The biggest surprise of the massive demonstrations held in Hong Kong on Sunday was the lack of violent clashes between demonstrators and police. [5]

HONG KONG -- Chinese President Xi Jinping never cracked a smile during his speech here on Saturday, the 20th anniversary of the city's handover. [6]

BEIJING — The top aide to former Chinese President Hu Jintao has been placed under investigation for unspecified disciplinary violations, the official Xinhua News Agency said Monday, in a sign that President Xi Jinping is removing his predecessor’s i... [7]

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[1] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2026-03-04 · 46% match

Beijing spins its narrative of history in today's Hong Kong

Victoria Jones is a senior research fellow at the Asia-Pacific Foundation and Ph.D. student in international history at the London School of Economics and Political Science.

[2] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2025-06-05 · 51% match

Analysis: Question mark hangs over Xi Jinping regime's strength

Katsuji Nakazawa is a Tokyo-based senior staff and editorial writer at Nikkei. He spent seven years in China as a correspondent and later as China bureau chief. He was the 2014 recipient of the Vaughn-Ueda International Journalist prize.

[3] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2017-02-16 · 55% match

Xi Jinping and the 'man who knew too much'

TOKYO -- The disappearance of a China-born billionaire in Hong Kong has left the world wondering.

[4] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2019-04-25 · 53% match

Xi poses a riddle and reignites speculation about his successors

TOKYO -- Beijing's political nerve center has been abuzz since last week with rumors of a bombshell whose implications could reach deep into the 2030s.

[5] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2019-08-22 · 51% match

Hong Kong billionaire gives Xi powerful advice in cryptic ad

TOKYO -- The biggest surprise of the massive demonstrations held in Hong Kong on Sunday was the lack of violent clashes between demonstrators and police.

[6] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2017-07-02 · 49% match

Xi Jinping may come to rue his strong-arm tactics

HONG KONG -- Chinese President Xi Jinping never cracked a smile during his speech here on Saturday, the 20th anniversary of the city's handover.

[7] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2014-12-23 · 48% match

China to Investigate Former President Hu Jintao’s Top Aide

BEIJING — The top aide to former Chinese President Hu Jintao has been placed under investigation for unspecified disciplinary violations, the official Xinhua News Agency said Monday, in a sign that President Xi Jinping is removing his predecessor’s i

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