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

After a groggy morning navigating through crowds of tourists and winding roads in high altitude at the Jiuzhai Valley National Park, we saw our first lake. [1]

China's factory activity falls sharply as Trump tariffs bite BEIJING, China: China's manufacturing sector lost steam in April, with activity shrinking at the fastest pace in over a year, as new U.S. [2]

TOKYO -- Chinese President Xi Jinping was 35 when the 1989 Tiananmen crackdown took place. The Tiananmen incident taught Xi Jinping to keep his political opponents pinned down. [3]

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]

BEIJING -- When Chinese President Xi Jinping traveled to the city of Yangzhou on the bank of the Yangtze River in November, he chose not to visit the Daming Temple, according to a local resident familiar with the trip. [5]

BEIJING (Reuters) -- China's manufacturing activity unexpectedly shrank in April, official data showed on Sunday, raising pressure on policymakers seeking to boost an economy struggling for a post-COVID lift-off amid subdued global demand and persist... [6]

Nina Xiang is the founder of China Money Network, a media platform tracking China's venture and tech sectors. [7]

HONG KONG — Hundreds of people, including Burmese jade dealers, have seen their fortunes vanish in a scam described as the biggest jade fraud case in the history of the People’s Republic of China, police in the country’s southwest have revealed. [8]

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[1] MY www.thestar.com.my · 2025-06-24 · 37% match

Jiuzhaigou, a heady mix of colourful nature and Tibetan culture

After a groggy morning navigating through crowds of tourists and winding roads in high altitude at the Jiuzhai Valley National Park, we saw our first lake.

[2] MM bignewsnetwork.com · 50% match

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China's factory activity falls sharply as Trump tariffs bite BEIJING, China: China's manufacturing sector lost steam in April, with activity shrinking at the fastest pace in over a year, as new U.S.

[3] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2019-06-06 · 42% match

The lesson Xi learned from Tiananmen 30 years ago

TOKYO -- Chinese President Xi Jinping was 35 when the 1989 Tiananmen crackdown took place. The Tiananmen incident taught Xi Jinping to keep his political opponents pinned down.

[4] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2023-04-13 · 41% match

Analysis: Why Xi Jinping did not meet Taiwan's ex-president

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.

[5] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2020-12-16 · 40% match

Xi Jinping's temple snub hints at Japan's drop on priority list

BEIJING -- When Chinese President Xi Jinping traveled to the city of Yangzhou on the bank of the Yangtze River in November, he chose not to visit the Daming Temple, according to a local resident familiar with the trip.

[6] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2023-04-30 · 40% match

China manufacturing PMI unexpectedly cools in April

BEIJING (Reuters) -- China's manufacturing activity unexpectedly shrank in April, official data showed on Sunday, raising pressure on policymakers seeking to boost an economy struggling for a post-COVID lift-off amid subdued global demand and persist

[7] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2021-09-04 · 39% match

Xi Jinping risks toppling China's tech house of cards

Nina Xiang is the founder of China Money Network, a media platform tracking China's venture and tech sectors.

[8] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2014-08-08 · 38% match

Burmese Among Victims of Massive Jade Scam in China

HONG KONG — Hundreds of people, including Burmese jade dealers, have seen their fortunes vanish in a scam described as the biggest jade fraud case in the history of the People’s Republic of China, police in the country’s southwest have revealed.

[9] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2018-03-19 · 38% match

Xi Jinping and the 60-year curse

TOKYO -- For the superstitious Chinese, there have been plenty of signs to talk about this winter. The Wumen Gate as seen from the Forbidden City in Beijing. Even members of China's political class feel as though they are being watched these days.

[10] MM www2.irrawaddy.com · 42% match

Tibet Weighs on Australian Leader during Visit to China

By CHRISTOPHER BODEEN / AP WRITER / BEIJING Wednesday, April 9, 2008

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