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Arianna Fontana of Italy, celebrates after winning the final of the women's 500-meter during the short track speedskating competition at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Monday, Feb. 7, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
Olympics Live: US figure skater Zhou out after COVID test

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Chinese President Xi Jinping, bottom second from right, waves as he arrives for the opening ceremony of the 2022 Winter Olympics, Friday, Feb. 4, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
In opening of Winter Olympics, chances at politicking abound

By Adam Schreck Feb. 04, 2022 07:08 AM EST

German Chancellor Angela Merkel attends virtual talks with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang as part of the Sixth German-Chinese Government Consultations, in Berlin, Germany April 28, 2021. (Michele Tantussi/Pool via AP)
Germany's Merkel presses China for human rights dialogue

Apr. 28, 2021 05:52 AM EDT

Chinese President Xi Jinping, left, and his Premier Li Keqiang cast their vote during the closing session of the National People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Thursday, March 11, 2021. China's ceremonial legislature on Thursday endorsed the ruling Communist Party's latest move to tighten control over Hong Kong by reducing the role of its public in picking the territory's leaders. (AP Photo/Sam McNeil)
China legislature endorses reducing public vote in Hong Kong

By Joe Mcdonald And Ken Moritsugu Mar. 11, 2021 10:28 AM EST

Police officers use sniffer dogs to check on Tiananmen Square before delegates arrive for the opening session of China's National People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Friday, March 5, 2021. China’s No. 2 leader has set a healthy economic growth target and vowed to make this nation self-reliant in technology amid tension with Washington and Europe over trade and human rights. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
Chinese exports surge as global demand recovers from virus

By Joe Mcdonald Mar. 07, 2021 12:44 AM EST

A Chinese paramilitary policeman stands watch near the Great Hall of the People where the annual National People's Congress is held in Beijing on Friday, March 5, 2021. The ruling Communist Party is aiming for economic growth "over 6%" as it rebounds from the coronavirus pandemic, Premier Li Keqiang said in a speech at China's ceremonial legislature Friday. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
China boosts defense spending by 6.8% amid debt, pandemic

Mar. 04, 2021 09:33 PM EST

Chinese President Xi Jinping, left, and Premier Li Keqiang stand as they arrive for the opening session of China's National People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Friday, March 5, 2021. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
China sets growth target 'over 6%,' tightening HK control

By Joe Mcdonald Mar. 04, 2021 09:21 PM EST

Tea hostesses wearing face masks to help curb the spread of the coronavirus prepare tea for members of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) ahead of the opening session of the CPPCC at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Thursday, March 4, 2021. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
China legislature to deliberate Hong Kong electoral changes

By Ken Moritsugu Mar. 04, 2021 10:18 AM EST

FILE - In this Nov. 16, 2020 file photo a man wearing a mask passes the New York Stock Exchange in New York. Stocks are moving modestly higher in early trading on Wall Street as investors cautiously welcome signs of calm in the bond market. The S&P 500 was up 0.4% early Thursday, March 4, 2021, and the yield on the 10-year Treasury held steady at 1.47%. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)
Shares slip in Asia after bond yield spike hits Wall St

By Elaine Kurtenbach Mar. 04, 2021 02:05 AM EST

Security personnel watch over a retail street in Beijing Wednesday, March 3, 2021. The state of the world's second largest economy takes precedence among the myriad issues presented by Chinese Premier Li Keqiang in his address at the National People's Congress opening session to take place on Friday, March 5. 2021. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
EXPLAINER: What to look for at China's annual Congress

Mar. 03, 2021 09:03 PM EST

Customers wearing face masks to help curb the spread of the coronavirus chat each other as they try out the American bicycle brand at a retail shop in Beijing Tuesday, March 2, 2021. Chinese leaders are shifting focus from the coronavirus back to long-term goals of making China a technology leader at this year's highest-profile political event, the meeting of its ceremonial legislature, amid tension with Washington and Europe over trade, Hong Kong and human rights. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
China, looking post-virus, to push tech autonomy at Congress

By Joe Mcdonald Mar. 02, 2021 08:37 PM EST

Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc applauds during a virtual signing ceremony of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership, or RCEP, trade agreement in Hanoi, Vietnam on Sunday, Nov. 15, 2020. China and 14 other countries agreed Sunday to set up the world’s largest trading bloc, encompassing nearly a third of all economic activity, in a deal many in Asia are hoping will help hasten a recovery from the shocks of the pandemic.(AP Photo/Hau Dinh)
ASEAN, China, other partners sign world's biggest trade pact

By Elaine Kurtenbach Nov. 14, 2020 08:23 PM EST

This image made from a teleconference provided by the Vietnam News Agency (VNA) shows U.S. national security adviser Robert O'Brien during a virtual summit with leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) on Saturday, Nov. 14, 2020. U.S. President Donald Trump skipped a virtual summit with his Southeast Asian counterparts on Saturday, the third year in a row that the U.S. is being represented at a lower level. (VNA via AP)
Trump skips Asian summits as China set to expand influence

By Hau Dinh And Eileen Ng Nov. 13, 2020 10:28 PM EST

Residents some wearing masks to curb the spread of the coronavirus buy lunch at a restaurant that has started selling their food on the street to avoid the indoors in Beijing Wednesday, July 1, 2020. Three months after China declared victory over the coronavirus and started to reopen its economy, restaurants are among thousands of small businesses that are struggling to lure back skittish consumers nervous about the virus and possible job losses. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
China reopens but businesses struggle to lure back consumers

By Joe Mcdonald Jun. 30, 2020 11:57 PM EDT

People wear face masks to protect against the coronavirus as they ride an escalator at a retail and office complex in Beijing, Friday, June 5, 2020. China on Friday reported five new confirmed coronavirus cases, all of them brought by Chinese citizens from outside the country. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
Asia Today: India's daily virus cases surge by nearly 10,000

Jun. 04, 2020 11:13 PM EDT

President Donald Trump speaks in the Rose Garden of the White House, Friday, May 29, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Trump strikes China over virus, Hong Kong and student visas

By Ben Fox May. 30, 2020 02:24 AM EDT

President Donald Trump speaks in the Rose Garden of the White House, Friday, May 29, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Trump strikes China over virus, Hong Kong and student visas

By Ben Fox May. 29, 2020 04:17 PM EDT

Chinese President Xi Jinping attends the closing session of China's National People's Congress (NPC) in Beijing, Thursday, May 28, 2020. China's ceremonial legislature has endorsed a national security law for Hong Kong that has strained relations with the United States and Britain. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
Chinese lawmakers endorse Hong Kong national security law

By Joe Mcdonald May. 28, 2020 06:07 AM EDT

Russian President Vladimir Putin listens to Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin during their meeting via teleconference at the Novo-Ogaryovo residence outside Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, May 27, 2020. (Alexei Nikolsky, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)
The Latest: South Korea has biggest jump of cases in 50 days

By The Associated Press May. 27, 2020 08:52 AM EDT

A man wearing face mask walks past a bank electronic board showing the Hong Kong share index at Hong Kong Stock Exchange Tuesday, May 26, 2020. Asian shares are rising as some regions in Japan resume near-normal business activity, with hopes for economic recovery overshadowing worries over the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)
Asian shares up as recovery hopes overshadow virus worries

By Yuri Kageyama May. 25, 2020 03:18 AM EDT