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Pelosi has a history of criticizing China’s human rights record.
To longtime watchers of American foreign policy, Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan reflects her decades-long interest in China —…
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A Pelosi Trip to Taiwan Would Test China’s Appetite for Confrontation
Soon after Beijing’s last big confrontation with Washington over Taiwan, Xi Jinping, then a rising official in a Chinese province…
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China Won’t Hesitate to Fight for Taiwan, Defense Minister Warns
SINGAPORE — China will not flinch from war if Taiwan takes a decisive step toward independence, and it does not…
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Beijing Escalates Restrictions, but Still Stops Short of Lockdown
With new cases of the coronavirus continuing to accumulate in Beijing, officials over the weekend introduced sweeping new restrictions while…
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China Sets Aside Push to Spread Wealth in Pivotal Year for Xi
BEIJING — For much of last year, China’s top leader, Xi Jinping, waged a fierce campaign to rein in private…
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In Hong Kong, China’s Covid Aid Gets the Cold Shoulder
HONG KONG — Soon after Omicron overwhelmed Hong Kong’s health care system in a deadly outbreak, Beijing rushed to help.…
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China and Solomon Islands Draft Secret Security Pact, Raising Alarm in the Pacific
SYDNEY, Australia — A leaked document has revealed that China and the Solomon Islands are close to signing a security…
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Beijing Olympic Ratings Were the Worst of Any Winter Games
An average of 11.4 million viewers watched the Beijing Olympics on NBC Universal platforms each night — the smallest prime-time…
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With Olympics Closing Ceremony, China Celebrates a Joyless Triumph
BEIJING — All along, Chinese officials insisted that the Olympics were not about politics, but rather sports. In the end,…
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For Companies, Winning in China Now Means Losing Somewhere Else
WASHINGTON — Companies usually shell out for Olympic sponsorship because it helps their business and reflects well on their brands.…
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