The Latest Breaking News from China

In her weakest event, Jessie Diggins finds joy finishing 8th in 10-kilometer race

ZHANGJIAKOU, China — Jessie Diggins didn't expect to win a medal Thursday. By her own admission, the 10-kilometer classic is her weakest event.

Tribune News Service · Feb 10, 2022

Gold-medal performers: The Olympic robots of Beijing

China's zero-COVID policy has led to all kinds of brainstorming about how to limit transmission of the coronavirus. Among the solutions: Robots!

Tribune News Service · Feb 10, 2022

La Velle E. Neal III: In opener, Team USA wins easily but gets hit hard by China

BEIJING — Less then one minute into Thursday's game against China, Team USA got a glimpse of what it might face throughout the Olympics.

Tribune News Service · Feb 10, 2022

As the Coalition plays up China fears ahead of an election, how might Albanese position himself?

Anniversaries come and go, but 2022 might come to be regarded as unusually significant in Australian election-year politics.

The Conversation · Feb 10, 2022

Australia deploys diplomatic resources to fight Chinese and Russian 'disinformation' on AUKUS submarine deal

Australia is bulking up specialised diplomatic teams in Canberra and Vienna to win international acceptance for the AUKUS nuclear submarine project as it braces for a massive "disinformation" campaign from China and Russia.

ABC News · Feb 10, 2022

Quad ministers address Indo-Pacific 'coercion', climate, COVID

The United States, Australia, Japan and India pledged on Friday to deepen cooperation to ensure the Indo-Pacific region was free from "coercion", a thinly veiled swipe at China's economic and military expansion.

Reuters · Feb 10, 2022

U.S. and China U.N. envoys trade barbs on Russia and Ukraine

The U.S. envoy to the United Nations said on Thursday she hopes China will urge Russia to "do the right thing" on Ukraine, prompting her Chinese counterpart to quickly respond with a call for diplomacy and an end to "hyping up the tension."

Reuters · Feb 10, 2022

After two years, three countries and 80 COVID tests, Chris was finally about to see his son. Until the phone rang

An Australian man spends 36 days in quarantine in China as the country continues to pursue a policy of COVID-zero.

ABC News · Feb 10, 2022

Olympian Eileen Gu: A tale of two nations

Olympians aren't typically at the center of a rift between the world's two biggest economies.

Axios · Feb 10, 2022

Reality bites for China’s ice hockey ringers on Winter Olympic debut

China’s men suffered an 8-0 reverse against the United States in their first ever Winter Olympics ice hockey match

The Guardian - UK · Feb 10, 2022