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China should abandon threats against Taiwan, US diplomat says

Despite the lack of formal diplomatic ties, the US is Taiwan's most important arms supplier and international backer.

FILE PHOTO: Raymond Greene, Director of the American Institute in Taiwan makes a speech at the opening of new exhibition from the New York Met at National Palace Museum in Taipei, Taiwan June 13, 2025.
Cheng Li-wun, chairperson of the Kuomintang (KMT), Taiwan's largest opposition party, shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China April 10, 2026, in this screengrab from a video provided by CTI.

China will not tolerate independence for Taiwan, Xi Jinping tells island's opposition leader

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89-year-old in China scrambles down high-rise exterior to escape locked bedroom

Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te speaks at a press conference on the latest round of economic talks with the US, in Taipei, Taiwan, February 3, 2026.

Taiwan fears China may exploit US distraction from Middle East war


Olympics-Sport & Rights Alliance urges IOC to act on human rights abuses

"These Games will be remembered for the IOC's complete disregard for human rights..."

Demonstrators hold signs and banners during a protest against the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics in front of the Brandenburg Gate, in Berlin, Germany, February 4, 2022.

China asks visiting students in Israel to collect information

DIPLOMATIC AFFAIRS: The Chinese Communist Party has asked students on multiple campuses in Israel to seek out and send Israeli media coverage of the Winter Olympics in Beijing.

 CHINESE STUDENTS take part in the annual national college entrance exam, in Beijing in 2020. There are currently several hundred Chinese students in Israel.

My father Elie Wiesel would have been ashamed of Beijing Olympics

Most of the world didn’t seem to know, or care, that the host country is hosting a pageant of “peace and friendship” while simultaneously terrorizing its Uyghur minority.

Demonstrators hold signs and Tibetan flags during a protest against the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics in front of the Brandenburg Gate, in Berlin, Germany, February 4, 2022.

China's UN envoy says Uyghur torchbearer choice not meant to deflect criticism

China rejects accusations of abuse, describing the camps as vocational centers designed to combat extremism, and in late 2019 it said all people in the camps had "graduated."

 People are pictured at the Main Press Centre ahead of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing

Ready, steady, eat! Athletes have Olympian appetites in Beijing

The US team came prepared with camping food such as bags of pasta that just need hot water to keep the athletes in peak condition.

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Olympics: No large fluctuations in COVID cases expected, organizers say

While reduced arrivals mean a lower risk of infected individuals entering the country, organizers said measures within the "closed loop" should remain tight to avoid any internal spread.

A man is reflected in a mirror as he walks past the logo of the Beijing 2022 Olympics in Beijing, China, November 30, 2021.

Beijing Olympics serve as venue for Middle East leaders to meet

Among the leaders from the region who are attending are key figures from Egypt, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar and Saudi Arabia

A man is reflected in a mirror as he walks past the logo of the Beijing 2022 Olympics in Beijing, China, November 30, 2021.

China's Xi meets four more world leaders in Olympics diplomacy push

President Xi Jinping used the Beijing Olympics to seize the diplomatic initiative amid simmering tensions with the United States.

 The Beijing Olympic Tower is pictured ahead of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing

Olympics: China reports 34 new COVID-19 cases among Games-related personnel

Of those, 13 were athletes or team officials who tested positive after arriving at the airport on Saturday.

 The Beijing Olympic Tower is pictured ahead of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing

Beijing city limits movement in more areas to curb COVID cases before Olympics

Beijing's Fengtai district said Wednesday residents in more areas should not leave their residential compounds for unnecessary reasons.

 The Beijing Olympic Tower is pictured ahead of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing