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Based on 10 verified sources covering Finland, Myanmar, Thailand:

Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo is visiting Beijing from January 25–28 to meet with top Chinese leaders and advance Finland’s business interests. [1]

CaixinThe scam that turned China's housing slump into a cash machine Speculators exploit gap between sales prices, valuations, adding to banks' risks Residential buildings under construction in Huizhou, China, in October 2024. [2]

The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) will, if past precedent is any guide, convene its 19th Party Congress next fall. [3]

SHANGHAI -- "He's so selfish, he only worries about himself," said Shi Landi, a sprightly 71-year-old who was jokingly referring to her husband, Wang Wentao, 76. [4]

My father, Chia Ek Chor, hailed from Chaozhou, an area consisting of the eponymous city on the eastern edge of China's Guangdong Province and the neighboring city of Swatow (also called Shantou). [5]

NEW YORK—A blind Chinese legal activist who escaped house arrest, endured a nearly month-long diplomatic tussle and a hurried daylong flight paused ever so briefly upon his arrival in New York City before taking up a familiar fight. [6]

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. [7]

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. [8]

Note: This briefing is based on limited source coverage. The evidence may be incomplete or outdated.

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[1] FI finlandtoday.fi · 2026-01-24 · 37% match

Finnish PM Orpo Heads to Beijing: Boosting Business Ties and Green Cooperation with China

Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo is visiting Beijing from January 25–28 to meet with top Chinese leaders and advance Finland’s business interests.

[2] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2025-07-20 · 39% match

The scam that turned China's housing slump into a cash machine

CaixinThe scam that turned China's housing slump into a cash machine Speculators exploit gap between sales prices, valuations, adding to banks' risks Residential buildings under construction in Huizhou, China, in October 2024.

[3] TH thediplomat.com · 2016-10-17 · 50% match

The Race to China’s 19th Party Congress

The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) will, if past precedent is any guide, convene its 19th Party Congress next fall.

[4] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2015-05-12 · 41% match

China's government, families come to grips with need for nursing care

SHANGHAI -- "He's so selfish, he only worries about himself," said Shi Landi, a sprightly 71-year-old who was jokingly referring to her husband, Wang Wentao, 76.

[5] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2016-09-02 · 41% match

Dhanin Chearavanont (2): From Chaozhou landowner to Bangkok businessman

My father, Chia Ek Chor, hailed from Chaozhou, an area consisting of the eponymous city on the eastern edge of China's Guangdong Province and the neighboring city of Swatow (also called Shantou).

[6] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2012-05-21 · 41% match

Blind Chinese Activist Will Still Fight Injustice

NEW YORK—A blind Chinese legal activist who escaped house arrest, endured a nearly month-long diplomatic tussle and a hurried daylong flight paused ever so briefly upon his arrival in New York City before taking up a familiar fight.

[7] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2021-12-22 · 40% 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.

[8] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2021-12-09 · 40% 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.

[9] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2023-03-01 · 39% match

China's anti-corruption agency has financial sector in its sights

Benjamin Qiu is a partner with the law firm Loeb & Loeb handling venture capital financing for Chinese companies and others. He is also a registered arbitrator with the Shenzhen Court of International Arbitration.

[10] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2018-03-19 · 39% match

China’s ‘Silver Fox’ Foreign Minister Promoted

BEIJING — Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi retained his job and was also promoted to a state councilor on Monday, meaning he now has the country’s two top diplomat roles, in a vote of confidence for his strong defense of China’s interests.

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