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Gold medalists Zhong Tianshi and Bao Shanju of Team China pose during the medal ceremony for the women's team sprint track cycling finals on day ten of the Tokyo Olympics on Aug 2, 2021 in Izu, Shizuoka, Japan.

Political Pin Badges? IOC 'Looking Into' a Chairman Mao Cameo at Tokyo Games

(TOKYO) — The image of Communist China's founding leader, Mao Zedong, made ...

(TOKYO) — The image of Communist China's founding leader, Mao Zedong, made an unscheduled appearance at the Tokyo Olympics, and the International Olympic Committee said Tuesday it is “looking into the matter.” The gesture—Mao pin...

People wear protective masks as they line up to pay in a supermarket on August 2, 2021 in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China. According to media reports, seven migrant workers returned positive COVID-19 nucleic acid tests. Wuhan has not reported locally transmitted cases for over a year.

COVID-19 Delta Variant Reaches Wuhan as China Battles Widest Outbreak Since Disease Emerged in 2019

The Delta variant has broken through China's COVID-19 defenses, which are s...

The Delta variant has broken through China's COVID-19 defenses, which are some of the strictest in the world, and reached nearly half of China’s 32 provinces in just two weeks.

This aerial photo taken on July 23, 2021 shows residents riding in front of a loader to cross a flooded street following heavy rains in Xinxiang, in China's central Henan province.

China Sends Supplies to Devastated Areas After Flooding Kills at Least 63

More than 1.1 million people in Henan province have been relocated to safer...

More than 1.1 million people in Henan province have been relocated to safer areas

People walk through floodwaters along a street in Zhengzhou in central China's Henan Province, Tuesday, July 20, 2021. China's military has blasted a dam to release floodwaters threatening one of its most heavily populated provinces. The operation late Tuesday night in the city of Luoyang came after several people died in severe flooding in the Henan provincial capital of Zhengzhou, where residents were trapped in the subway system and left stranded at schools, apartments and offices.

China Blasts Dam to Relieve Floodwaters That Killed 25 in Henan

Severe flooding overwhelmed the city of Zhengzhou, trapping residents in th...

Severe flooding overwhelmed the city of Zhengzhou, trapping residents in the subway system and stranding them at schools, apartments and offices.

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian speaks at the daily media briefing in Beijing on April 8, 2020.

China Reviewing WHO Plan for Next Phase of Virus-Origin Probe

China said it was reviewing plans for further inquiry into the origins of t...

China said it was reviewing plans for further inquiry into the origins of the coronavirus, after the World Health Organization chief urged Beijing to cooperate in the next phase of the investigation. Chinese Foreign Ministry...

Pedestrians wearing protective masks walk past stalls at the Xinjiang International Grand Bazaar in Urumqi, Xinjiang province, China, on Wednesday, May 12, 2021. China has told nations criticizing its policies in Xinjiang to stop interfering in domestic affairs.

Senate Backs Bill to Ban Xinjiang Goods Unless Waiver Given

The U.S. Senate passed a bill Wednesday that would ban all goods from or ma...

The U.S. Senate passed a bill Wednesday that would ban all goods from or made in China’s Xinjiang region unless importers can prove they weren’t made with forced labor, a move that could potentially have...

Aerial video clip taken on June 20, 2021 shows the Asian elephants in Dalongtan Township of Eshan County, Yuxi City of southwest China's Yunnan Province.

China’s Wandering Elephants Have Charmed the World. But Steps Must Be Taken to Ensure Their Story Ends Happily

The rogue herd is a social media hit, but conservationists want to to ensur...

The rogue herd is a social media hit, but conservationists want to to ensure their story ends happily