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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 and was the 2014 recipient of the Vaughn-Ueda International Journalist prize. [1]

PoliticsMystery video suggests power struggle in China Exiled businessman's revelations cast doubt on Xi-Wang alliance Politburo Standing Committee member Wang Qishan, right, head of China's anti-corruption watchdog, tries to get the attention of Pre... [2]

BEIJING — The criminal case against China’s ex-security chief not only plays to public demands to curb corruption but spells the downfall of one of President Xi Jinping’s biggest rivals, puts other challengers on their toes and leaves Xi more solidly... [3]

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. [4]

BooksBooks: Ai Weiwei's memoir is a mesmerizing portrait of an iconoclast In '1000 Years of Joys and Sorrows,' exiled Chinese artist brings his story full circle Ai Weiwei's wonderfully comprehensive memoir -- written in compelling, straightforward p... [5]

Zhou Xin is co-founder of Yicai Global and a former chief Hong Kong correspondent for Shanghai TV. [6]

Michael Field is a veteran Pacific writer and journalist. Wang Yi, left, lock arms with Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare in Honiara, Solomon Islands, on May 26: Wang's strategic overreach put him off balance. [7]

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[1] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2026-03-26 · 45% match

Analysis: Xi Jinping finds himself in a Japan-US dilemma

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 and was the 2014 recipient of the Vaughn-Ueda International Journalist prize.

[2] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2017-04-25 · 50% match

Mystery video suggests power struggle in China

PoliticsMystery video suggests power struggle in China Exiled businessman's revelations cast doubt on Xi-Wang alliance Politburo Standing Committee member Wang Qishan, right, head of China's anti-corruption watchdog, tries to get the attention of Pre

[3] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2014-12-08 · 48% match

Ex-Czar’s Arrest Makes China’s Xi Stronger

BEIJING — The criminal case against China’s ex-security chief not only plays to public demands to curb corruption but spells the downfall of one of President Xi Jinping’s biggest rivals, puts other challengers on their toes and leaves Xi more solidly

[4] TH thediplomat.com · 2015-01-19 · 48% 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.

[5] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2022-01-12 · 46% match

Books: Ai Weiwei's memoir is a mesmerizing portrait of an iconoclast

BooksBooks: Ai Weiwei's memoir is a mesmerizing portrait of an iconoclast In '1000 Years of Joys and Sorrows,' exiled Chinese artist brings his story full circle Ai Weiwei's wonderfully comprehensive memoir -- written in compelling, straightforward p

[6] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2022-01-26 · 46% match

The business of China's celebrity online economists

Zhou Xin is co-founder of Yicai Global and a former chief Hong Kong correspondent for Shanghai TV.

[7] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2022-06-07 · 46% match

China loses its way in the South Pacific

Michael Field is a veteran Pacific writer and journalist. Wang Yi, left, lock arms with Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare in Honiara, Solomon Islands, on May 26: Wang's strategic overreach put him off balance.

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