Politics White House tells China of its 'deep concerns' about providing assistance to Russia U.S. national security adviser Jake Sullivan met with Chinese diplomats in Rome on Monday in what a senior administration adviser described as an "intense" seven-hour session. Windsor Johnston John Ruwitch
Health China battles multiple COVID-19 outbreaks, driven by stealth omicron While the numbers are small relative to numbers reported in Europe or in the U.S., they are the highest since the first big outbreak of COVID-19 in the central city of Wuhan in early 2020. The Associated Press
World The battle for Ukraine could test the limits of closer ties between China and Russia The Cold War rivals have grown much closer in recent years. But China's ties to Russia are now becoming a bigger liability than Beijing expected. Emily Feng
World In phone call, China plays a balancing act over Russia's invasion of Ukraine In a phone call with his Russian counterpart, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi emphasizes dialogue and negotiation in the Russia-Ukraine crisis. Emily Feng
Business How the U.S. benefits when China turns its back on Bitcoin Until the middle of last year, most cryptocurrency mining took place in China. Then authorities pulled the plug. So Chinese bitcoin miners began moving their gear to U.S. towns like Kearney, Nebraska. John Ruwitch Emily Feng
National 2 Russians medal at the Olympic figure skating final, but not Kamila Valieva Two skaters from the Russian Olympic Committee took the top two spots at the women's program at the Beijing Olympics. Kamila Valieva, who has been at the center of a scandal, took fourth place. Jaclyn Diaz Brian Mann Tom Goldman
Asia The mystery of the chained woman in China A video showed her chained inside a shed. It got nearly 2 billion clicks and sparked a national debate over her identity, whether she is mentally ill — and whether she was trafficked as a bride. Aowen Cao Emily Feng
World Not a married heterosexual woman? You might not get certain reproductive care in China Rules around the country cut out unmarried women and LGBT people of maternity benefits, even as China's leaders try to get citizens to have more babies to reverse the declining birthrate. Emily Feng
Politics China promised Trump a better deal for America; it didn't actually deliver In 2020, President Trump signed a deal with the Chinese government to improve trade relations. China, for the most part, has not followed through. Greg Rosalsky
National COVID cases inside the Beijing Olympics bubble are going down Representatives of the International Olympic Committee said the risk of catching COVID-19 within the bubble at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing is far less than it is outside. Jaclyn Diaz
