“China uses its economic influence over Southeast Asian countries like Thailand, Laos, and Myanmar to get local authorities to help arrest and deport dissidents or persecuted ethnic minorities back to China,” Fu said.

Source: https://www.newdelhitimes.com/detention-of-chinese-lawyer-in-laos-highlights-risks-of-fleeing-china/

With Nguyen, Pelaud is co-founder of the Diasporic Vietnamese Artists Network (DVAN), which champions the works of Vietnamese-American writers and artists from other Southeast Asian countries.

Source: https://www.bostonherald.com/2023/02/22/stanford-grad-becomes-new-asian-literary-star-with-story-of-high-society-intrigue/