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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. [1]

BEIJING -- Photographs of Chinese former Vice Premier Zhang Gaoli, who was involved in a purported sex scandal tied to international tennis star Peng Shuai, will still be shown at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics in February, Nikkei has learned. [2]

Katsuji Nakazawa is a Tokyo-based senior staff writer 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]

At its First Plenum on October 25, 2017, the 19th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) elected members of the Politburo Standing Committee. [4]

BEIJING—Months of sharp behind-the-scenes jostling reach a climax on Thursday with the announcement of a new Chinese leadership that almost regardless of its makeup is likely to be much like the one it replaces: divided, deliberative and weak. [5]

Sun Lee The highway extends through the dense forest, leading to the Dara Sakor Seashore Resort—one of the most extensive tourism initiatives in Cambodia. Fifteen years since its inception, the development remains largely incomplete. [6]

HONG KONG/SHANGHAI -- Wang Ren used to stay in bed as late as he could, then make up for lost time by grabbing a taxi to the office. But this year, the 25-year-old financial analyst in Shanghai has turned himself into an early riser. [7]

TOKYO -- The disappearance of a China-born billionaire in Hong Kong has left the world wondering. [8]

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[1] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2025-06-19 · 53% match

Analysis: Xi Jinping reaches out to his fellow 'red aristocrats'

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] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2021-12-22 · 75% match

Photos of China official in Peng Shuai scandal seen at Olympics site

BEIJING -- Photographs of Chinese former Vice Premier Zhang Gaoli, who was involved in a purported sex scandal tied to international tennis star Peng Shuai, will still be shown at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics in February, Nikkei has learned.

[3] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2021-12-09 · 71% match

Analysis: Peng Shuai scandal mismanagement triggers Olympic boycotts

Katsuji Nakazawa is a Tokyo-based senior staff writer 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 thediplomat.com · 2017-10-25 · 70% match

The 7 Men Who Will Run China

At its First Plenum on October 25, 2017, the 19th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) elected members of the Politburo Standing Committee.

[5] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2012-11-15 · 70% match

China’s New Leadership Faces Obstacles to Rule

BEIJING—Months of sharp behind-the-scenes jostling reach a climax on Thursday with the announcement of a new Chinese leadership that almost regardless of its makeup is likely to be much like the one it replaces: divided, deliberative and weak.

[6] MM eng.mizzima.com · 2025-05-18 · 40% match

China’s Hidden Grip on Cambodia’s Land and Economy

Sun Lee The highway extends through the dense forest, leading to the Dara Sakor Seashore Resort—one of the most extensive tourism initiatives in Cambodia. Fifteen years since its inception, the development remains largely incomplete.

[7] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2018-11-07 · 51% match

China's middle class tightens its belt

HONG KONG/SHANGHAI -- Wang Ren used to stay in bed as late as he could, then make up for lost time by grabbing a taxi to the office. But this year, the 25-year-old financial analyst in Shanghai has turned himself into an early riser.

[8] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2017-02-16 · 50% 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.

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