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CNN By Simone McCarthy and Hannah Ritchie, CNN Weeks-long isolation, repeat stints in quarantine and sub-par meals — these are conditions that some Olympic athletes snared in Beijing’s stringent system for controlling Covid-19 say they are contending with, and some are pushing back. Finnish ice hockey head coach Jukka Jalonen on Sunday accused China of

By Philip Wang The United States has approved the possible sale to Taiwan of military equipment and services, including engineering services to support the Patriot missile defense system, for an estimated cost of $100 million, according to a statement released Monday by the Defense Department. The Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United

By Simone McCarthy and Hannah Ritchie, CNN Weeks-long isolation, repeat stints in quarantine and sub-par meals — these are conditions that some Olympic athletes snared in Beijing’s stringent system for controlling Covid-19 say they are contending with, and some are pushing back. Finnish ice hockey head coach Jukka Jalonen on Sunday accused China of “not

By Jessie Yeung and CNN’s Beijing Bureau Eileen Gu fans temporarily crashed China’s leading social media platform on Tuesday, as tens of millions rushed online to celebrate the teenage freeski sensation winning her first gold medal of the Beijing Winter Olympics. American-born Gu, 18, jumped into the top position at the women’s big air competition

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 carrier last month bursting into flames as it strikes the flight deck of the massive warship. The F-35C, the newest fighter in the Navy fleet, is seen

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 carrier last month bursting into flames as it strikes the flight deck of the massive warship. The F-35C, the newest fighter in the Navy fleet, is seen on

CNN By Simone McCarthy and Hannah Ritchie, CNN Olympic officials met with Chinese tennis superstar Peng Shuai over dinner on Saturday, the International Olympic Committee said — following through on a promise to hold a meeting with the athlete who has been at the center of international concern. The dinner, held on the sidelines of

CNN By Jessie Yeung, CNN At this year’s Beijing Winter Olympics, the face of China’s sporting dreams is undeniably American. Freestyle skier Eileen Gu’s rise to the top has been meteoric — and her popularity in China has exploded in the lead-up to the Games. “Snow princess Gu Ailing set to shine at home Olympics,”

By Jessie Yeung, CNN At this year’s Beijing Winter Olympics, the face of China’s sporting dreams is undeniably American. Freestyle skier Eileen Gu’s rise to the top has been meteoric — and her popularity in China has exploded in the lead-up to the Games. “Snow princess Gu Ailing set to shine at home Olympics,” read

By Simone McCarthy and Hannah Ritchie, CNN Olympic officials met with Chinese tennis superstar Peng Shuai over dinner on Saturday, the International Olympic Committee said — following through on a promise to hold a meeting with the athlete who has been at the center of international concern. The dinner, held on the sidelines of the

CNN 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 Saturday. He was 40. Lourdes joined CNN’s Hong Kong newsroom in 2016 and soon became a valued leader and friend to colleagues across the region. He mentored many young journalists,

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 Saturday. He was 40. Lourdes joined CNN’s Hong Kong newsroom in 2016 and soon became a valued leader and friend to colleagues across the region. He mentored many young journalists, pushing

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 final journey to the heart of Beijing, lighting up the night sky. Defying a raging pandemic and months of international controversy, the 2022 Winter Olympics officially opened as scheduled in

CNN By Simone McCarthy and Rhea Mogul, CNN India on Thursday announced a diplomatic boycott of the Winter Olympics in Beijing after a commander involved in 2020 border clashes between the two countries appeared as an Olympic torchbearer in the customary torch relay leading up to the Games. The last-minute boycott, which will see India’s

By Simone McCarthy and Rhea Mogul, CNN India on Thursday announced a diplomatic boycott of the Winter Olympics in Beijing after a commander involved in 2020 border clashes between the two countries appeared as an Olympic torchbearer in the customary torch relay leading up to the Games. The last-minute boycott, which will see India’s top