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A car carrying members of the Chinese delegation leaves the Cavalieri Hilton hotel in Rome, where U.S. national security adviser Jake Sullivan and Chinese diplomat Yang Jiechi met on Monday.

White House tells China of its 'deep concerns' about providing assistance to Russia

6:48pm March 14, 2022

U.S. national security adviser Jake Sullivan met with Chinese diplomats in Rome on Monday in what a senior administration adviser described as an "intense" seven-hour session.

Workers line up for COVID test outside an office building on Monday in Beijing.

China battles multiple COVID-19 outbreaks, driven by stealth omicron

4:41am March 14, 2022

by The Associated Press

While the numbers are small relative to numbers reported in Europe or in the U.S., they are the highest since the first big outbreak of COVID-19 in the central city of Wuhan in early 2020.

People line up for coronavirus tests outside a hospital in Shanghai on Friday.

China locks down a city of 9 million amid a new spike in COVID-19 cases

5:45am March 11, 2022

by The Associated Press

The latest lockdowns extend China's draconian approach to the pandemic it has enforced for most of the past two years

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping pose during their meeting in Beijing on Feb. 4.

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The battle for Ukraine could test the limits of closer ties between China and Russia

5:00pm March 04, 2022

by Emily Feng

The Cold War rivals have grown much closer in recent years. But China's ties to Russia are now becoming a bigger liability than Beijing expected.

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People attend the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games 100 Day countdown event at the National Aquatic Center in Beijing, China, on Nov. 24, 2021.

China is a Paralympics star, but its people with disabilities face high hurdles

8:07am February 28, 2022

by Emily Feng

China has dominated the medal count at the last five Paralympic Games. That's in stark contrast with the low level of disability access in Chinese society.

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China's foreign minister, Wang Yi, stressed to his Russian counterpart, Sergey Lavrov, that China wanted "dialogue and negotiation," rather than military means, to solve tensions.

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In phone call, China plays a balancing act over Russia's invasion of Ukraine

5:25am February 25, 2022

by Emily Feng

In a phone call with his Russian counterpart, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi emphasizes dialogue and negotiation in the Russia-Ukraine crisis.

Three screen grabs from a video that recently went viral in China show a woman chained to a wall in a doorless shed in a rural Chinese village. The video has prompted a heated discussion about the trafficking of women.

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Woman found chained in Chinese village is victim of trafficking, authorities say

1:10am February 25, 2022

The 44-year-old woman who was filmed in a TikTok video, had been sold at least three times, Chinese officials said.

Workers install cryptocurrency mining computers inside a converted shipping container at the Compute North facility in Nebraska.

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How the U.S. benefits when China turns its back on Bitcoin

7:04am February 24, 2022

Until the middle of last year, most cryptocurrency mining took place in China. Then authorities pulled the plug. So Chinese bitcoin miners began moving their gear to U.S. towns like Kearney, Nebraska.

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Russia's Kamila Valieva reacts after competing in the women's free skate on Feb. 17. A doping scandal dominated headlines around figure skating.

9 moments that resonated at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics

8:31am February 21, 2022

NPR's team in Beijing put together moments and storylines that stuck out — including those that showed immense inner strength, athleticism and grace.

A firework display is seen during the closing ceremony on Day 16 of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics at Beijing National Stadium on Feb. 20, 2022.

The — at times complicated — 2022 Beijing Winter Games come to a close

12:47pm February 20, 2022

by Jaclyn Diaz

After 16 days and 109 events, the Winter Olympics officially ended Sunday with the traditional closing ceremony. Team U.S.A. finished with 25 medals in all.