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Based on 7 verified sources covering Myanmar, Thailand:

BANGKOK -- Chinese President Xi Jingping has become an ally of Southeast Asian sleuths on the trail of criminal gangs involved in the illegal wildlife trade, an unexpected -- and positive -- side effect of the new coronavirus epidemic. [1]

President Trump’s Middle East tour was a success, even his critics admitted. Many of Myanmar’s political observers and journalists followed the news. [2]

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. [3]

TOKYO -- For the first time in many years, Beijing's Tiananmen Square was covered with red and white Japanese flags. [4]

TOKYO -- You don't need a crystal ball to predict whether Chinese President Xi Jinping is planning to stay in office beyond 2022. Just take a ride on a Chinese high-speed train. [5]

Sources
[1] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2020-02-29 · 81% match

Coronavirus an unlikely gift in Thailand's fight to save wildlife

BANGKOK -- Chinese President Xi Jingping has become an ally of Southeast Asian sleuths on the trail of criminal gangs involved in the illegal wildlife trade, an unexpected -- and positive -- side effect of the new coronavirus epidemic.

[2] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2025-05-21 · 50% match

Unopposed on World Stage, China and Russia Prop Up a Puppet Regime in Myanmar

President Trump’s Middle East tour was a success, even his critics admitted. Many of Myanmar’s political observers and journalists followed the news.

[3] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2019-04-25 · 49% 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.

[4] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2018-11-01 · 43% match

Xi Jinping's awkward relationship with Deng Xiaoping

TOKYO -- For the first time in many years, Beijing's Tiananmen Square was covered with red and white Japanese flags.

[5] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2019-03-21 · 40% match

Bullet train propaganda points to Xi reign beyond 2022

TOKYO -- You don't need a crystal ball to predict whether Chinese President Xi Jinping is planning to stay in office beyond 2022. Just take a ride on a Chinese high-speed train.

[6] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2012-11-02 · 40% match

Outspoken China Officers a Challenge to the Party

BEIJING—China’s government has demanded talks with Japan in their latest dust-up over a set of tiny islands, but a high-ranking Chinese military officer has suggested drastically more belligerent responses.

[7] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2018-07-14 · 37% match

Xi doubles down on 'peaceful reunification' with Taiwan

BEIJING -- Chinese President Xi Jinping expressed strong confidence for a "peaceful reunification" between the mainland and Taiwan on Friday in an apparent remark targeting Taiwan's independence-leaning President Tsai Ing-wen.

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