BEIJING (CAIXIN GLOBAL) - Mr Chen Zhongxia, a Fujian native, thought there was still room for negotiation when he received a phone call from hometown officials urging him to return.
Mr Chen owns a restaurant in Mong Pawk, northern Myanmar's Wa State, and wished to stay in the country. But the tone was insistent, with officials visiting his family back home to ask them to put pressure on him.
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