Giant pandas a source of pride in China As the Olympics begin, you’ll likely see imagery of the giant panda: one of China’s national treasures.
Media in Beijing’s Olympics bubble enter surreal … For journalists covering the Beijing Winter Olympics, China’s strict pandemic measures are creating a surreal and somewhat frustrating experience.
Human rights still major issue as Beijing Olympics … The 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics are opening with the same concerns that loomed over the 2008 Beijing Olympics: China’s record on human rights.
The impact of China’s lockdown on the U.S. economy While the lockdowns had severe impacts on the Chinese economy, Richard Sicotte, an Associate Professor of Economics at the University of Vermont, explained how what transpired overseas is impacting Vermonters and the U.S.
China’s Afghan ambitions on show at multinational … BEIJING (AP) — China’s ambitions to have a major hand in Afghanistan’s stability and development under the Taliban, while boosting its own stature, will be on display at a pair of multinational meetings it is hosting starting Wednesday. China, Russia, Pakistan, Iran, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan are expected to send representatives to the main meetings […]
China’s legislature to meet with economy, Ukraine … BEIJING (AP) — China’s 3,000-member ceremonial parliament will open its annual session Saturday with the government facing a slowing economy and international pressure over its refusal to condemn Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. While domestic issues typically dominate the National People’s Congress, the war in Ukraine is highlighting the ideological confrontation between the American-led West and […]
China’s slowing economy in spotlight as legislature … BEIJING (AP) — China’s ruling Communist Party is temporarily turning away from its longer-term ambitions to focus on pulling the economy out of a slump as the country heads into the annual meeting of its ceremonial legislature. The National People’s Congress, usually used to showcase big initiatives, is overshadowed this year by a “policy pivot” […]
China’s investigation confirms chained woman was … TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Chinese authorities have detained six people and fired eight lower-level Communist Party officials in a provincial-level investigation of the case of a trafficked woman that caused national outrage and frustration. Just days before the recent Lunar New Year holiday, a video circulated of a woman chained to a small shed. The […]
China’s Olympics COVID measures test patience Repeated COVID-19 testing of millions of Beijing residents is starting to test the patience of some as the city clamps down on the virus ahead of the coming Winter Olympics.
