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February 7, 2022

Olympic US-born Chinese figure skater Zhu Yi breaks down in tears after falling again during team event

A rough first showing at the Beijing Winter Olympics for U.S.-born Chinese figure skater Zhu Yi continued on Monday after she fell twice during the final event in the team competition before breaking down in tears on the ice.

February 7, 2022

NBC’s Chuck Todd questions the 'example' of US democracy after ‘inability’ to get world behind China boycott

"Meet the Press" host Chuck Todd questioned the United States’ "inability" to get international support for a diplomatic boycott of China.

February 7, 2022

NBC's Beijing Olympics opening ceremony broadcast sees record low viewers, down 43% from previous Games

NBC’s broadcast for the opening ceremony of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics saw a historic low in viewership, with just 16 million total viewers tuning in on Friday, down 43% from the previous Games.

February 7, 2022

Russia-Ukraine crisis – China is America's biggest enemy, not Moscow

When I said the U.S. is better off without Ukraine joining NATO, the usual Washington suspects – the people who botched Afghanistan and enabled the rise of China – had their usual meltdown.

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.