As the Olympics heat up, China clamps down on dissent
CNN By Simone McCarthy, Selina Wang and Sandi Sidhu, CNN As Winter Olympians vie for gold in Beijing, global attention has turned to events in the…
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Nathan Chen wins gold with figure skating master class
By Simone McCarthy, CNN American ice skater Nathan Chen has won his first Olympic Gold medal with a flawless performance that set him well above the…
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CNN By Simone McCarthy, CNN American ice skater Nathan Chen has won his first Olympic Gold medal with a flawless performance that set him well above…
Continue ReadingIs that a nuclear plant? The story behind those towers at the Winter Olympics big air
By Lianne Kolirin, Nectar Gan and Tom Booth, CNN Winter Olympians are accustomed to performing their awe-inspiring feats against the backdrop of…
Continue ReadingFame and fury: China’s wildly different reactions to US-born Olympians
CNN By CNN staff In the span of a week, three American-born athletes of Chinese descent have been thrust into the spotlight at the Beijing Winter…
Continue ReadingTeenage Olympic sensation Eileen Gu wins gold. And crashes the Chinese internet
CNN By Jessie Yeung and CNN’s Beijing Bureau Eileen Gu fans temporarily crashed China’s leading social media platform on Tuesday, as tens…
Continue ReadingOlympians pushed to their limits over uncompromising Beijing Covid-19 controls
CNN By Simone McCarthy and Hannah Ritchie, CNN Weeks-long isolation, repeat stints in quarantine and sub-par meals — these are conditions that…
Continue ReadingUS approves $100 million missile defense sale to Taiwan
By Philip Wang The United States has approved the possible sale to Taiwan of military equipment and services, including engineering services to…
Continue ReadingOlympians pushed to their limits over uncompromising Beijing Covid-19 controls
By Simone McCarthy and Hannah Ritchie, CNN Weeks-long isolation, repeat stints in quarantine and sub-par meals — these are conditions that some…
Continue ReadingTeenage Olympic sensation Eileen Gu wins gold. And crashes the Chinese internet
By Jessie Yeung and CNN’s Beijing Bureau Eileen Gu fans temporarily crashed China’s leading social media platform on Tuesday, as tens of…
Continue ReadingNewly leaked video shows F-35 crashing in flames on aircraft carrier
CNN By Brad Lendon and Ivan Watson, CNN A video posted on social media over the weekend shows the stealth fighter that crashed on a US Navy aircraft…
Continue ReadingNewly leaked video shows F-35 crashing in flames on aircraft carrier
By Brad Lendon and Ivan Watson, CNN A video posted on social media over the weekend shows the stealth fighter that crashed on a US Navy aircraft…
Continue ReadingChinese tennis star Peng Shuai meets Olympic officials in Beijing
CNN By Simone McCarthy and Hannah Ritchie, CNN Olympic officials met with Chinese tennis superstar Peng Shuai over dinner on Saturday, the…
Continue ReadingEileen Gu is the poster child for a new type of Chinese athlete. But one wrong move could send her tumbling
By Jessie Yeung, CNN At this year’s Beijing Winter Olympics, the face of China’s sporting dreams is undeniably American. Freestyle skier…
Continue ReadingEileen Gu is the poster child for a new type of Chinese athlete. But one wrong move could send her tumbling
CNN By Jessie Yeung, CNN At this year’s Beijing Winter Olympics, the face of China’s sporting dreams is undeniably American. Freestyle…
Continue ReadingChinese tennis star Peng Shuai meets Olympic officials in Beijing
By Simone McCarthy and Hannah Ritchie, CNN Olympic officials met with Chinese tennis superstar Peng Shuai over dinner on Saturday, the International…
Continue ReadingFormer CNN Digital Asia Director Marc Lourdes dies, age 40
By Rhea Mogul, CNN Marc Lourdes, a former director of CNN Digital Worldwide for Asia-Pacific, died tragically in a motorcycle accident in Malaysia on…
Continue ReadingFormer CNN Digital Asia Director Marc Lourdes dies, age 40
CNN By Rhea Mogul, CNN Marc Lourdes, a former director of CNN Digital Worldwide for Asia-Pacific, died tragically in a motorcycle accident in…
Continue ReadingIndia launches last-minute diplomatic boycott of Beijing Olympics over Chinese soldier
CNN By Simone McCarthy and Rhea Mogul, CNN India on Thursday announced a diplomatic boycott of the Winter Olympics in Beijing after a commander…
Continue ReadingAn Olympics like no other: Can sports overcome the controversy of Beijing 2022?
CNN By Nectar Gan, CNN The ice rinks have been smoothed out, the brown mountain slopes draped with artificial snow. The Olympic flame has made its…
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