Global leaders condemn Putin moves — China urges ‘restraint’

European and other global leaders widely condemned Monday’s decisions by Russian President Vladimir Putin that have escalated the crisis in Ukraine — and China urged that “all parties concerned must exercise restraint.” “This is plainly in breach of international law,”

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Nikki Haley Blasts American-Born Skier Competing for China at Beijing Olympics

Nikki Haley (left) and Eileen Gu (right) (Kevin Lamarque/Reuters, Danielle Parhizkaran/USA Today Sports via Reuters) Former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley criticized Eileen Gu, an American-born skier competing for China at the Winter Olympics on Tuesday, accusing

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‘Who Are We to Criticize’: Olympics Media Coverage Treats China with Kid Gloves

Welcome back to “Forgotten Fact-Checks,” a weekly column produced by National Review’s News Desk. This week, we take a look at the media’s failure to strongly reject China’s human-rights abuses, highlight a distasteful Washington Post column, and hit more media

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U.S. Ambassador: China Trying to ‘Distract’ from Human-Rights Abuses by Choosing Uyghur for Olympic Opening Ceremony

The Chinese flag is raised during the opening ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Olympics in Beijing, China, February 4, 2022. (Brian Snyder/Reuters) The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations said Sunday that China’s decision to prominently include a Uyghur athlete

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ESPN Pundit Compares China Uyghur Genocide to GOP ‘Assaults on Voting Rights’

ESPN logo and building are shown in down town Los Angeles, California (Mike Blake/Reuters) ESPN featured a sports pundit Friday who said it’s hypocritical for Americans to be preoccupied with China’s egregious human rights violations in the context of the

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Jury Finds Harvard Professor Guilty of Concealing China Ties

A jury found prominent Harvard chemistry and engineering professor Charles Lieber guilty of lying to federal investigators regarding his reception of Chinese funding for research projects. The Justice Department accused Lieber, a nanoscience specialist, in January 2020 of concealing his

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White House Cut Taiwanese Minister’s Video Feed at Democracy Summit over Map Separating Taiwan, China

Taiwan flags at a square ahead of the national day celebration in Taoyuan, Taiwan, October 8, 2021. (Ann Wang/Reuters) The White House cut a video feed of a Taiwanese minister during President Biden’s Summit for Democracy last week after a

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