China

Beijing seals off residential areas due to COVID before the Olympics

The Chinese capital is on high alert before the Winter Olympics open on Friday, with measures in place to prevent cross-infection.

30 January 2022

Sport

Delegates from over 20 countries arrive at Winter Olympics villages

The Beijing Winter Olympics gets underway on 4 February.

24 January 2022

China

Winter Olympics: Is your country doing a diplomatic boycott?

Here's a round-up of all the countries that have said they will not send senior officials to China for the Beijing 2022 Winter Games.

14 January 2022

Culture news

Anna Gasser: the athlete pushing the boundaries of female snowboarding

Sports that were once considered a fad, like Snowboarding and Skateboarding have in recent years seen entire cultures develop around them. Meet the woman helping that happen.

6 January 2022

Culture news

Meet Zhang Wenquan: China’s Olympic Games superfan collector

The construction worker's €55,000 collection will be displayed across schools and universities in the run-up to this year's Winter Olympics in Beijing.

3 January 2022

China

Winter Olympics: Beijing 'strongly advises' Olympians to get booster

The organisers also "regret" the decision by the National Hockey League (NHL) not to send players to the Beijing Winter games.

23 December 2021

Czech Republic

Will the Czech Republic boycott the Beijing Winter Olympics?

Such a move could start a spat between the new coalition government and President Milos Zeman, one of the loudest pro-China advocates in Czech politics.

23 December 2021

China

'Farce': China dismisses UK, Canada diplomatic boycott of Olympics

Beijing promised 'countermeasures' in response to the move.

10 December 2021

United Kingdom

UK and Canada join planned diplomatic boycott of Beijing Olympics

Boris Johnson said he was against a full boycott but stated that UK officials would not attend the games.

8 December 2021

World News

US announces diplomatic boycott of Beijing Winter Olympics

China threatened to take "firm countermeasures" in response to Washington's plans to stage a diplomatic boycott of Beijing Winter Olympic Games over human rights abuses.

6 December 2021

China

Peng Shuai: China tries to play down disappearance of tennis star

A Chinese state TV employee has posted photos of Shuai online.

20 November 2021

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Flame rehearsal in Greece for Beijing Winter Games

Flame rehearsal in Greece for Beijing Winter Games

17 October 2021