China Plans ‘Closed-Loop’ Bubble for Winter Olympics

Athletes and visitors will face severe restrictions on their movement, Beijing 2022 organizers said, and a level of control never before seen at the Games.

China Plans ‘Closed-Loop’ Bubble for Winter Olympics

Athletes and visitors will face severe restrictions on their movement, Beijing 2022 organizers said, and a level of control never before seen at the Games.

Opinion | In Afghanistan, China Is Ready to Step Into the Void

The U.S. is gone, the Taliban are back, and China is ready at the door.

Tokyo’s Olympic Bubble? Wait Till You See Beijing’s.

For the Winter Games, just six months away, China plans far more elaborate Covid-19 precautions than were taken at the Summer Olympics.

Olympic Success Gives Hong Kong an Emotional Lift in Hard Times

As China clamps down on its civil and political rights, Hong Kong is finding solace and hope in its best-ever Olympic showing.

China’s Crackdown on Didi Is a Reminder That Beijing Is in Charge

After targeting the ride-hailing platform days after its I.P.O., regulators on Monday moved against more companies that had recently been listed on Wall Street.

As China Scrutinizes Its Entrepreneurs, a Power Couple Cashes Out

The husband-and-wife team atop Soho China had already been keeping a lower profile than they did during an earlier, freer era of the country’s economic revival. Now they are selling their real estate business to Blackstone.

China Accuses 32 in Ultramarathon Disaster, but Main Suspect Is Dead

Organizers of the May race, which claimed 21 lives, face criminal charges and disciplinary action. The man said to bear primary responsibility died in a fall from a high-rise this week.

The Bill That United the Senate

The chamber, usually fractured by partisan divisions, came together to pass a sweeping spending measure. Why?

Have Three Children? No Way, Many Chinese Say.

Intense workplace competition, inadequate child care and widespread job discrimination against pregnant women have made childbearing an unappealing prospect for many.