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Assembly elects new leadership, causing major harm to the Church Bishop Fang Xinyao of Linyi, unlawfully appointed Zhan Silu of Mindong, Fang Jianping of Tangshan, Li Shan of Beijing, Pei Junmin of Liaoning and Yang Xiaoting of Yan’an are the BCCCC’s... [1]

TAIPEI -- The question of how to deter a conflict with China over Taiwan occupies policymakers and opinion-shapers worldwide. For the newly crowned leader of Taiwan's biggest opposition party, the answer is obvious. [2]

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]

TAIPEI -- Chinese President Xi Jinping's ongoing anti-corruption campaign and efforts to bolster his power have alienated him from many and won him numerous enemies, the exiled Chinese dissident Yang Jianli told the Nikkei Asian Review earlier this m... [4]

A popular Chinese adage – “a fence is fixed by three stakes, a capable man is aided by three mates” – expresses the need for external assistance, regardless of one’s outstanding qualities. [5]

It has been seven months since he went into the jungle in a border area to undergo military training and take up arms against the junta, leaving his comfortable life in his favorite city, Yangon, behind. [6]

The Irrawaddy revisits this story from June 2015 about Khun Shwe and her husband Kyin Lam Mang, who have become advocates for traditional Chin crafts. YANGON — At a sideways glance, Yo Ya May seems less a textile shop than a museum. [7]

China Up Close consists of reporting on President Xi Jinping's aims and happenings in his administration. [8]

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[1] MM asianews.it · 85% match

Assembly elects new leadership, causing major harm to the Church

Assembly elects new leadership, causing major harm to the Church Bishop Fang Xinyao of Linyi, unlawfully appointed Zhan Silu of Mindong, Fang Jianping of Tangshan, Li Shan of Beijing, Pei Junmin of Liaoning and Yang Xiaoting of Yan’an are the BCCCC’s

[2] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2025-11-14 · 52% match

Taiwan defense buildup can't ensure security: New KMT boss Cheng Li-wun

TAIPEI -- The question of how to deter a conflict with China over Taiwan occupies policymakers and opinion-shapers worldwide. For the newly crowned leader of Taiwan's biggest opposition party, the answer is obvious.

[3] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2025-04-10 · 46% match

Analysis: Xi Jinping kicks off a factional battle for survival

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.

[4] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2016-08-20 · 51% match

Xi 'enemy to all Chinese' says exiled dissident Yang Jianli

TAIPEI -- Chinese President Xi Jinping's ongoing anti-corruption campaign and efforts to bolster his power have alienated him from many and won him numerous enemies, the exiled Chinese dissident Yang Jianli told the Nikkei Asian Review earlier this m

[5] TH thediplomat.com · 2015-01-19 · 51% match

The Éminence Grise of Zhongnanhai

A popular Chinese adage – “a fence is fixed by three stakes, a capable man is aided by three mates” – expresses the need for external assistance, regardless of one’s outstanding qualities.

[6] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2022-01-14 · 50% match

‘I Will Fight to the End,’ Says Yangon Resident Turned Resistance Fighter

It has been seven months since he went into the jungle in a border area to undergo military training and take up arms against the junta, leaving his comfortable life in his favorite city, Yangon, behind.

[7] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2017-08-16 · 49% match

The Textured Lives of the Chin Hills

The Irrawaddy revisits this story from June 2015 about Khun Shwe and her husband Kyin Lam Mang, who have become advocates for traditional Chin crafts. YANGON — At a sideways glance, Yo Ya May seems less a textile shop than a museum.

[8] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2023-08-03 · 48% match

China Up Close

China Up Close consists of reporting on President Xi Jinping's aims and happenings in his administration.

[9] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2019-01-03 · 48% match

Analysis: Kowtowing to the ‘Prince of Evil’

YANGON—Yangon Chief Minister U Phyo Min Thein never seems to lack for ways to surprise people. He is constantly leaving observers wondering at his actions.

[10] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2018-01-07 · 48% match

Two Chinese novelists brave domestic bans to reach a global audience

TOKYO -- Yan Lianke and Yu Hua, two leading figures of modern Chinese literature, recently sat down with The Nikkei on separate visits to Japan to discuss their works.

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