As part of a series on China’s regional influence, CNA speaks with Chinese retirees in Thailand, Malaysia and the Philippines about life overseas and how locals have been responding. CHIANG MAI: Before she decided to retire in Thailand, Chinese national Xu Weihong, 57, spent a year living and travelling in China’s southwestern Yunnan province and ran a successful traditional Chinese medicine business in Shanghai. These days, she is learning Thai and enjoying life in Chiang Mai with her husband