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In Beijing, Olympic Spectacle and Global Power Games
BEIJING — China’s leader, Xi Jinping, opened an Olympic Games on Friday intended to celebrate his country’s increasingly assured global…
At Beijing Olympics, Question of Free Speech Looms Over Athletes
BEIJING — The conversation at the Wukesong Sports Center veered dangerously from the growth and speed of women’s hockey toward…
In Clash With U.S. Over Ukraine, Putin Has a Lifeline From China
BEIJING — As the United States moves to exert maximal pressure on Russia over fears of a Ukraine invasion, the…
As the U.S. Pulls Back From the Mideast, China Leans In
BEIRUT, Lebanon — In January alone, five senior officials from oil-rich Arab monarchies visited China to discuss cooperation on energy…
Ahead of Winter Olympics, Beijing Moves to Quash Dissent
Chinese authorities have detained activists in their homes and sent others to jail. Censors have shut down the social media…
China’s Covid-Era Controls May Outlast the Coronavirus
The police had warned Xie Yang, a human rights lawyer, not to go to Shanghai to visit the mother of…