Myanmar
Myanmar junta chief marks Armed Forces Day with vow to eradicate opposition
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China
Former president Ma Ying-jeou’s trip to China undermines Taiwan government: critics
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China
Hong Kong police force protesters to wear numbered badges, march in cordon
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