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A man wearing a hat baring an American flag and face mask to help protect from the coronavirus walks by a masked security guard near lanterns decoration on the remnants of a city wall in Beijing, Thursday, Jan. 27, 2022. China is demanding the U.S. end “interference” in the Beijing Winter Olympics, which begin next month, in an apparent reference to a diplomatic boycott imposed by Washington and its allies. The Foreign Ministry said Minister Wang Yi made the demand in a phone call with U.S Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday Beijing time. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

China demands U.S. halt Olympics ‘interference’

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Chinese President Xi Jinping is displayed on a screen as Type 99A2 Chinese battle tanks take part in a parade commemorating the 70th anniversary of Japan's surrender during World War II, held in front of Tiananmen Gate in Beijing on Thursday, Sept. 3, 2015. From the military suppression of Beijing’s 1989 pro-democracy protests to the less deadly crushing of Hong Kong’s opposition four decades later, China’s long-ruling Communist Party has demonstrated a determination and ability to stay in power that is seemingly impervious to Western criticism and sanctions. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan, File)

From Tiananmen to Hong Kong, China’s crackdowns defy critics

By Ken Moritsugu - Associated Press

Container ship Ever Far, left, sails down river past the Georgia Ports Authority's Port of Savannah, Wednesday, Sept. 29, 2021, in Savannah, Ga. A World Trade Organization arbitrator has decided that China can impose retaliatory tariffs on imports from the United States totaling up to $645 million a year, capping a decade-long dispute over U.S. duties on some Chinese goods. The dollar-value award issued Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2022, follows a decision in July 2019 from the WTO’s dispute resolution process, which the United States has since gummed up by refusing to allow for new judges to be appointed to its body that acts as a sort of appeals court. (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton)

WTO ruling finds China can penalize $645M worth of U.S. goods

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Reparations from China Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

If Trump were president, China would be paying reparations

By Kelly Sadler - The Washington Times

Jamie Anderson stands at the bottom of the big air course after winning her second gold medal during the Winter X Games on Sunday, Jan. 31, 2021, in Aspen, Colo. Even in a sport filled with nonconformists, Anderson stands out. The 31-year-old from South Lake Tahoe, California, is one of the most thoughtful people in her business. (Kelsey Brunner/The Aspen Times via AP, File) **FILE**

Anderson sees Beijing Olympics as ‘gift to be on that world stage’

By Eddie Pells - Associated Press

A police officer patrols outside the U.S. Embassy in Beijing, China, Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2021. China on Wednesday expressed “serious concerns and dissatisfaction” with the United States over reports of an internal State Department request to allow the departure of diplomats and their families from China amid tightening anti-pandemic measures. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan, File)

China blasts U.S. over reports of withdrawing diplomatic staff

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FILE - In this July 26, 2018 file photo visa applicants wait to enter the U.S. Embassy in Beijing, China. The U.S. Homeland Security Department says more than 700,000 foreigners who were supposed to leave the country during a recent 12-month period overstayed their visas. The department said in annual report Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2018, that there were 701,900 overstays from October 2016 through September 2017 among visitors who arrived by plane or ship. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan, File)

U.S. mulls evacuating Beijing embassy over COVID rules

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi of Calif., speaks during her weekly press conference, Thursday, Jan. 20, 2022 at the Capitol in Washington. (Shawn Thew/Pool via AP)

GOP says they were sidelined from House Dems’ sweeping China competition bill

By Joseph Clark - The Washington Times

Communist Party Termites Illustration by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

Chinese Communist Party termites are everywhere in U.S.

By Richard Berman

A man uses a smartphone to record residents getting a throat swab at a mass coronavirus test site in Xichen District in Beijing, Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2022. Hong Kong has already suspended many overseas flights and requires arrivals be quarantined, similar to mainland China's &quot;zero-tolerance&quot; approach to the virus that has placed millions under lockdowns and mandates mask wearing, rigorous case tracing and mass testing. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

Ahead of Olympics, abrupt lockdowns loom over Beijing life

By Ken Moritsugu - Associated Press

Student activists, some wearing masks with the colors of the pro-independence East Turkistan flag, shout slogans during a rally to protest the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games, outside the Chinese Embassy in Jakarta, Indonesia on Jan. 14, 2022. The 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics open in just over a week. When Beijing held the Summer Olympics in 2008 the International Olympic Committee predicted they could improve human rights, and Chinese politicians hinted at the same. There are no soaring promises this time. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana, File)

China less worried about global criticism these Olympics

By Stephen Wade - Associated Press

In this photo provided by the U.S. Navy, the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson participates in a group sail during the Rim of the Pacific exercise off the coast of Hawaii, July 26, 2018. The U.S. military says a Navy F35C Lightning II combat jet conducting exercises in the South China Sea has crashed while trying to land on the deck of the USS Carl Vinson, injuring seven sailors, Monday, Jan. 24, 2022, the military said. (Petty Officer 1st Class Arthurgwain L. Marquez/U.S. Navy via AP) ** FILE **

Navy sends two carriers to disputed South China Sea

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

Economic Punishment for China Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

Biden too weak to take advantage of China’s economic woes

By Jed Babbin

Chinese military personnel stand near a Chinese military's J-10C airplane during the 13th China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition, also known as Airshow China 2021, on Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2021, in Zhuhai in southern China's Guangdong province. On Sunday, Jan. 23, 2022, China flew 39 warplanes including J-10 fighter jets toward Taiwan in its largest such sortie of the new year, continuing a pattern that the island has answered by scrambling its own jets in response. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

China steps up warplane incursions near Taiwan

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

Bob Costas attends the Friars Club Entertainment Icon Award ceremony honoring Billy Crystal in New York on Nov. 12, 2018. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP, File)

Bob Costas: Olympics returning to China is shameless

By Jacob Calvin Meyer - The Washington Times

In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, a child gets a throat swab for the COVID-19 test at a residential area in Fengtai District in Beijing, Sunday, Jan. 23, 2022. People in a Beijing district with some 2 million residents were ordered Sunday to undergo mass coronavirus testing following a series of infections as China tightened anti-disease controls ahead of the Winter Olympics. (Tang Rufeng/Xinhua via AP)

China tests 2M in Beijing, lifts COVID lockdown in Xi’an

By Ken Moritsugu - Associated Press

FILE - In this undated file photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, two Chinese SU-30 fighter jets take off from an unspecified location to fly a patrol over the South China Sea. China flew more than 30 military planes, including SU-30 fighter jets, toward Taiwan on Saturday, Oct. 3, 2021, the second large display of force in as many days.(Jin Danhua/Xinhua via AP, File)

China sends 39 warplanes toward Taiwan, largest sortie this year

By Huizhong Wu - Associated Press

Volunteers wearing face masks to help protect from the coronavirus chat with each other at an information booth for the Beijing Winter Olympics Games at Qianmen Street, a popular tourist spot in Beijing, Sunday, Jan. 23, 2022. Chinese authorities have called on the public to stay where they are during the Lunar New Year instead of traveling to their hometowns for the year's most important family holiday. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

Beijing district orders mass virus testing ahead of Olympics

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Workers wearing masks stand near missiles produced by China Aerospace Science and Industry Corp.displayed during the 13th China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition, also known as Airshow China 2021 on Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2021 in Zhuhai in southern China's Guangdong province. China on Friday, Jan. 21, 2022 criticized Washington for imposing sanctions on Chinese companies the U.S. says exported missile technology and accused the United States of hypocrisy for selling nuclear-capable cruise missiles. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

China criticizes US missile sanctions as hypocrisy

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Women wearing face masks printed with a slogan for Beijing Winter Olympics Games take a selfie with a decoration for the Winter Olympics Games on Tiananmen Square in Beijing, Thursday, Jan. 20, 2022. With just over two weeks before the opening of the Beijing Winter Olympics, residents of the Chinese capital say they're disappointed at not being able to attend events because of coronavirus restrictions that have seen parts of the city placed under lockdown. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

China mandates 3-day Olympic torch relay amid virus concerns

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