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February 7, 2022

Peng Shuai denies accusing high-ranking Chinese official of sexual assault

Last November, Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai took to social media and appeared to accuse a high-ranking official in the ruling Chinese Communist Party of forcing her to have sex after her repeated refusals, but she now denied ever accusing anyone of sex assault – while also announcing she's retiring.

February 7, 2022

Watchdog accuses Biden Education Dept. of 'weakened oversight' on Chinese money entering universities

Watchdog group Defense of Freedom Institute for Policy Studies (DFI) has filed a FOIA request to the Department of Education demanding transparency in what the group alleges is a Biden administration move to weaken rules surrounding foreign gifts and contracts to colleges.

February 6, 2022

Kevin McCarthy outlines investigations GOP will lead if they regain control of the House

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., outlined what Republicans will do once they regain the majority in the House of Representatives, stressing that a bipartisan committee on China will be created and the origins of the coronavirus pandemic will be investigated.

February 6, 2022

Olympic US-born figure skater representing China slammed on Chinese social media after botched performance

Zhu Yi, the U.S.-born figure skater competing for China in the Winter Olympics, was slammed on Chinese social media this weekend after her botched performance bumped China out of the top three.

February 6, 2022

Finland's ice hockey coach accuses China of not respecting human rights as player remains in COVID isolation

Finland’s ice hockey coach has accused China of not respecting human rights at the Winter Olympics as forward ​​Marko Anttila remains in isolation 18 days after testing positive for COVID-19.

February 6, 2022

NBC created ‘boomerang effect’ by refusing to run ad calling out China, Olympics: Concha

Joe Concha suggests NBC's refusal to run an anti-China ad will only make more viewers search for it.

February 6, 2022

China increases Middle East investment as US backs out of region

The Belt and Road Initiative would help China impose greater influence over Central Asia and the Middle East through increasing trade and construction contracts.

February 5, 2022

Beijing introduces the world to 'robo-noodles' to limit COVID spread during the Olympics

Beijing is focusing on robotic cooks and servers to prepare and serve food to the attendees in the city’s Winter Olympics Main Media Center to minimize the spread of COVID-19 and help maximize efficacy, according to a recent Food & Wine report.

February 4, 2022

Hannity: China is a 'shining' example of the left's ideology

Sean Hannity lumped in CNN and Mark Zuckerberg with communist China in Friday's opening monologue.

February 4, 2022

ESPN guest asks 'who are we to criticize China's human rights records' when red states assault 'voting rights'

J.A. Adande of Northwestern University's journalism school insisted sports fans need to have 'cognitive dissonance in order to enjoy the Winter Olympics.