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Based on 10 verified sources covering Myanmar, Thailand:

George Chen is partner and co-chair of digital practice at The Asia Group (TAG), a business and policy consulting firm, and former regional policy director for Meta/Facebook in Asia. [1]

September has seen a flurry of Myanmar generals’ visits to China after coup leader Min Aung Hlaing declared during his visit to Beijing earlier this month that the two neighbors are enjoying “their strongest ties ever.” The defense minister, home aff... [2]

BEIJING — During a hunger strike days before the Chinese army crushed the Tiananmen Square pro-democracy movement on June 4, 1989, the man who would become China’s best known dissident, Liu Xiaobo, declared: “We have no enemies.” When being tried in ... [3]

WASHINGTON -- China is not looking to "fight a cold war or a hot war with anyone" but instead hopes to see dialogue with Taiwan, veteran diplomat Liu Jianchao told the Council on Foreign Relations in New York on Tuesday. [4]

Liu Zhongyi, 60, China’s assistant minister for public security, has been tasked with combating call center scam gangs reportedly run by Chinese nationals in Myanmar border towns. [5]

Hi everyone! This is Lauly from Taipei, still recovering from the mental shock of the biggest earthquake to hit Taiwan since 1999. [6]

BEIJING — Chinese leaders will woo Burma’s opposition leader and Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi on her first visit to the country, a snub for the quasi-military government whose fighting with rebels along China’s border has angered Beijing. [7]

US coordinator for policy on Myanmar, Derek Mitchell (R), speaks to reporters following a meeting with Myanmar democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi (L) at her house in Yangon on September 12, 2011. Mitchell is on an official visit to Myanmar. [8]

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[1] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2026-02-27 · 46% match

Performing robots push Chinese tech to center stage

George Chen is partner and co-chair of digital practice at The Asia Group (TAG), a business and policy consulting firm, and former regional policy director for Meta/Facebook in Asia.

[2] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2025-09-23 · 49% match

Myanmar Generals Make Beeline to China All September

September has seen a flurry of Myanmar generals’ visits to China after coup leader Min Aung Hlaing declared during his visit to Beijing earlier this month that the two neighbors are enjoying “their strongest ties ever.” The defense minister, home aff

[3] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2017-07-14 · 59% match

Obituary: Nobel-winning Chinese Dissident’s Life-long Advocacy

BEIJING — During a hunger strike days before the Chinese army crushed the Tiananmen Square pro-democracy movement on June 4, 1989, the man who would become China’s best known dissident, Liu Xiaobo, declared: “We have no enemies.” When being tried in

[4] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2024-01-10 · 53% match

China's foreign minister contender seeks peace, including on Taiwan

WASHINGTON -- China is not looking to "fight a cold war or a hot war with anyone" but instead hopes to see dialogue with Taiwan, veteran diplomat Liu Jianchao told the Council on Foreign Relations in New York on Tuesday.

[5] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2025-02-19 · 52% match

China Names Point Man on Myanmar Scam Gangs

Liu Zhongyi, 60, China’s assistant minister for public security, has been tasked with combating call center scam gangs reportedly run by Chinese nationals in Myanmar border towns.

[6] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2024-04-18 · 50% match

Huawei's latest surprise and an unexpected avatar

Hi everyone! This is Lauly from Taipei, still recovering from the mental shock of the biggest earthquake to hit Taiwan since 1999.

[7] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2015-06-10 · 50% match

Irritated with Burma, China Woos Suu Kyi

BEIJING — Chinese leaders will woo Burma’s opposition leader and Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi on her first visit to the country, a snub for the quasi-military government whose fighting with rebels along China’s border has angered Beijing.

[8] MM burma.irrawaddy.com · 2011-11-01 · 49% match

US coordinator for policy on Myanmar, De

US coordinator for policy on Myanmar, Derek Mitchell (R), speaks to reporters following a meeting with Myanmar democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi (L) at her house in Yangon on September 12, 2011. Mitchell is on an official visit to Myanmar.

[9] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2014-02-20 · 48% match

Wife of China’s Jailed Nobel Laureate Liu Hospitalized

BEIJING — The wife of jailed Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Liu Xiaobo has been admitted to a Beijing hospital after police refused to allow her to seek medical help overseas, a close family friend said on Thursday.

[10] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2020-05-29 · 48% match

Beijing Diary: On Hong Kong, Premier Li is a man of few words

Beijing DiaryBeijing Diary: On Hong Kong, Premier Li is a man of few words Nikkei's China bureau chief offers snapshots of the fight against coronavirus Chinese Premier Li Keqiang speaks to reporters by video conferencing at the end of the National P

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