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On March 8, China’s foreign minister gave his annual press conference during the Two Sessions, the meetings of China’s legislature and political consultative body. [1]

Pattaya, Chonburi – February 26th, 2026 – A gang of three hooded robbers armed with knives stormed a townhouse in a gated community in Nong Prue, late Thursday night, overpowering a British resident and his Thai girlfriend before escaping with a safe... [2]

TOKYO -- The CIA has released a YouTube video appealing to Chinese military personnel to become informants for the U.S., shortly after the highest echelon of the People's Liberation Army was rocked by the purge of the top leader under President Xi Ji... [3]

SHANGHAI/HONG KONG -- Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang has been removed from his post, the country's top legislative body said Tuesday without elaborating. (confirmed by 2 sources) [4]

EconomyChina plenum vows reforms, accepts Qin Gang resignation Details scant but communique signals party staying the course despite GDP slowdown Tiananmen Gate in Beijing. [5]

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. [6]

A series of anti-China protests and attacks on junta troops guarding China-backed pipelines took place on the heels of Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang’s visit to Naypyitaw earlier this month. [7]

BANGKOK -- Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang met with the head of Myanmar's military government in the capital Naypyitaw on Tuesday, the first such meeting since the country's armed forces assumed power in February 2021. [8]

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[1] TH thediplomat.com · 2026-03-11 · 72% match

When Wang Yi Speaks, It’s Not Just China’s Foreign Minister Talking

On March 8, China’s foreign minister gave his annual press conference during the Two Sessions, the meetings of China’s legislature and political consultative body.

[2] TH thepattayanews.com · 2026-02-26 · 38% match

Armed Hooded Gang Robs British Expat’s Home in Pattaya, Restrains Residents, Steals Safe Containing 2 Million Baht in Cash, Manhunt Underway for Suspects

Pattaya, Chonburi – February 26th, 2026 – A gang of three hooded robbers armed with knives stormed a townhouse in a gated community in Nong Prue, late Thursday night, overpowering a British resident and his Thai girlfriend before escaping with a safe

[3] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2026-02-13 · 43% match

CIA courts Chinese military spies with video after Zhang Youxia purge

TOKYO -- The CIA has released a YouTube video appealing to Chinese military personnel to become informants for the U.S., shortly after the highest echelon of the People's Liberation Army was rocked by the purge of the top leader under President Xi Ji

[4] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2023-07-25 · 75% match

China removes Foreign Minister Qin Gang, reappoints Wang Yi

SHANGHAI/HONG KONG -- Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang has been removed from his post, the country's top legislative body said Tuesday without elaborating.

[5] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2024-07-18 · 75% match

China plenum vows reforms, accepts Qin Gang resignation

EconomyChina plenum vows reforms, accepts Qin Gang resignation Details scant but communique signals party staying the course despite GDP slowdown Tiananmen Gate in Beijing.

[6] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2023-07-26 · 75% match

Analysis: Did rocky China-U.S. ties doom Qin Gang as foreign minister?

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.

[7] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2023-05-30 · 75% match

Anti-China Sentiment Surges in Myanmar With Wave of Protests and Attacks

A series of anti-China protests and attacks on junta troops guarding China-backed pipelines took place on the heels of Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang’s visit to Naypyitaw earlier this month.

[8] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2023-05-03 · 75% match

China's foreign minister travels to Myanmar to meet military ruler

BANGKOK -- Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang met with the head of Myanmar's military government in the capital Naypyitaw on Tuesday, the first such meeting since the country's armed forces assumed power in February 2021.

[9] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2023-07-19 · 75% match

China foreign minister vanishes from public eye for 3 weeks

BEIJING -- Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang has made no official appearances in more than three weeks with little explanation, sparking a flurry of speculation about his whereabouts.

[10] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2023-03-23 · 75% match

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