Apr 30 Watch 2:55 News Wrap: Biden weighs canceling at least $10,000 in student loans per borrower In our news wrap Saturday, the Biden administration is considering canceling at least $10,000 in student loans per borrower through executive action, a 22-year-old Marine Corps veteran who joined the war in Ukraine was killed in fighting there, China's capital… Continue watching
Apr 29 Political stakes high as Beijing responds to virus outbreak By Ken Moritsugu, Associated Press Officials have repeatedly asserted China’s adherence to a “zero-COVID” approach, requiring mass testing, lockdowns and the quarantining of anyone who tests positive. Continue reading
Apr 25 Watch 5:00 News Wrap: House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy denies asking Trump to resign By PBS NewsHour In our news wrap Monday, the top Republican in the U.S. House of Representatives, Kevin McCarthy, again denied asking former President Trump to resign over the Capitol attack. Also, a New York state judge found Trump in contempt of court… Continue watching
Apr 25 Beijing begins mass testing for COVID-19 and locks down some areas as cases grow By Emily Wang, Ken Moritsugu, Associated Press China's capital, Beijing, has begun mass testing and shutting down residential areas amid a new outbreak of COVID-19. Continue reading
Feb 13 Watch 5:23 Racism, human rights: Allegations mar marquee sporting events By PBS NewsHour With the ongoing Beijing Winter Olympics and Super Bowl, Sunday may be one of the year’s biggest sporting days. But the organizers are in the news for all the wrong reasons – China has seen diplomatic boycotts of the Games… Continue watching
Feb 11 Watch 8:05 Olympic great Apolo Ohno on this year's 'unprecedented' Winter Games By Amna Nawaz We are near the midpoint of the Winter Olympics, one of the stranger and more controversial Games, given the advent of COVID and China's record on human rights. Even so, athletes are trying to compete under enormous pressure at the… Continue watching
Jan 23 Beijing district orders mass virus testing ahead of Olympics By Associated Press People in a Beijing district with some 2 million residents were ordered Sunday to undergo mass coronavirus testing following a series of infections as China tightened anti-disease controls ahead of the Winter Olympics. Continue reading
Jan 19 Beijing residents disappointed Olympics will be closed event By Associated Press With just over two weeks before the opening of the Beijing Winter Olympics, residents of the Chinese capital are disappointed at not being able to attend events because of coronavirus restrictions. Continue reading
Jan 15 Clap, don't chant: China aims for 'Zero COVID' Olympics By Candice Choi, Associated Press The prevention protocols will be similar to those at the Tokyo Games this summer, but much tighter. That won't be a stretch in Beijing, with China having maintained a “Zero COVID" policy since early in the pandemic. Continue reading
Jul 30 Watch 7:07 Hong Kong residents worry vague new immigration law could let China ban them from leaving By Richard Kimber A pro-democracy protester in Hong Kong was sentenced Friday to nine years in prison, the first prosecution under Beijing's national security law. Now a new amendment to the city’s immigration law takes effect Sunday that China says targets illegal refugees. Continue watching