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  • China Business Reporter, CNN
Yangon
As seen in: CNN, CNN en Español, CNN Politics, The New York Times, The New York Times en Español, Aol, Yahoo Finance, Yahoo Finance Singapore, Infobae, The Indian Express, The Boston Globe and
Covers:  Business, political economy, and Myanmar-China relation.
Doesn't Cover: Sports, entertainment and tech.
CNN business reporter covering China, Asia & beyond | Previously @nytimes | John.Liu at cnn.com / DM for Signal

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John Liu is a Yangon-based Taiwanese reporter with The Myanmar Times. He writes with a focus on Myanmar's economic and political transition. Working across departments, he covers a wide range of issues, including foreign investments, the Rohingya crisis as well as the energy industry.

His byline has also appeared in the Diplomat, the News Lens International and Hong Kong-based Chinese-languaged media Initium.

John Liu’s Journalist Portfolio

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Myanmar election campaigns overshadowed by virus and conflict

Myanmar election campaigns overshadowed by virus and conflict

Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and rival party leaders formally kicked off their election campaigns on September 8 but …

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Chinese developers sweep up 1GW solar bids in Myanmar

Chinese developers sweep up 1GW solar bids in Myanmar

Chinese companies and their consortia have won the bid to build 28 out of 29 solar plants tendered by the Min…

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Myanmar ruling party sidelines outspoken Mandalay lawmakers

Myanmar ruling party sidelines outspoken Mandalay lawmakers

No official reason was given for not nominating some incumbents NLD MPs in the Mandalay state parliament. Law…

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Myanmar elections 2020: What businesses should know

Myanmar elections 2020: What businesses should know

How does a general election work in Myanmar and what happens after the vote? Myanmar will vote for representa…

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Scrutiny needed to ensure Belt and Road projects are viable, says think-tank

Scrutiny needed to ensure Belt and Road projects are viable, says think-tank

China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), seen most visibly in Myanmar through a proposed "economic corridor" b…

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UMFCCI at 100: Standing up for business, but in need of reform

UMFCCI at 100: Standing up for business, but in need of reform

As the Union of Myanmar Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry (UMFCCI) prepares to celebrate its ce…

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Articles

NBA superstar Steph Curry signs Li-Ning deal in a major win for Chinese shoe giant Original

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By John Liu , Fred He
| CNN
NBA star Stephen Curry offers coaching sessions for young players during his 2025 Curry Brand China Tour at the Chongqing International Expo Center in Chongqing, China, on August 20, 2025. You Fang/VCG/AP See all topics Email Link Copied! NBA superstar Stephen Curry has signed a 10-year partnership deal with Chinese sportswear brand Li-Ning. The agreement ends Curry's sneaker free agency after his 13-year relationship with Under Armour ended in November.
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AI turned Samsung into a $1 trillion company. Its workers want a bigger slice of the pie. Original

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By John Liu , Yoonjung Seo 
| CNN
Choi Seung-ho, head of Samsung Electronics union and Yeo Myung-koo, head of the People Team under Samsung's Device Solutions division and the company's chief management negotiator, pose for photographs after reaching a tentative pay deal in Suwon, South Korea, on Wednesday. Yonhap News Agency/Reuters See all topics Email Link Copied! Hong Kong/Seoul — Samsung Electronics has become one of the leading beneficiaries of the global artificial intelligence boom.
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China confirms Boeing purchase and other trade terms from Trump’s visit Original

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By Stephanie Yang , John Liu , Chris Isidore 
| CNN
CNN See all topics Email Link Copied! China said Wednesday it will buy 200 Boeing aircraft and work with the US to reduce tariffs, confirming some details from the outcome of President Donald Trump’s visit to Beijing last week. The deal, which would end a virtual sales freeze on Boeing aircraft to China of nearly a decade, was announced by the Chinese Commerce Ministry on Wednesday.
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