China Limits Olympic Torch Relay to 3 Days, ‘Safe' Venues Amid Virus Concerns
The relay will run from Feb. 2-4, taking in the three competition areas of downtown Beijing, the suburb of Yanqing, and Zhangjiakou in the neighboring province of Hebei.
The opening of the Games comes just days after the start of the Lunar New Year holiday, China's biggest annual celebration when millions traditionally travel to their hometowns for family reunions. For the second year, the government has advised those living away from home to stay put, and train and plane travel has been curtailed.
Outside of Beijing, several million people remain under lockdown as part of China's “zero-tolerance" approach to dealing with the pandemic that has been credited with preventing outbreaks on the scale of the U.S. and other countries. The Winter Games have been beset by similar political controversies, alongside medical considerations.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
China says it warned away U.S. warship in South China SeaChinese forces followed and warned away a U.S. warship which entered waters near the Paracel Islands in the South China Sea, the country's military said on Thursday, in the latest uptick in tensions in the disputed waterway.
Read more »
China says it warned away U.S. warship in South China Sea, U.S. deniesChinese forces followed and warned away a U.S. warship which entered waters near the Paracel Islands in the South China Sea, the country's military said on Thursday, but the U.S. Navy denied the ship had been warned off.
Read more »
China Is Still ‘Three Or Four Generations' Away From Developing Latest Semiconductor Tech, IDC SaysChina’s tech giants Alibaba, Tencent, Baidu and Meituan have all started investing heavily into chip development.
Read more »
China Detains Prominent Activists as Olympics Near, Citing State SecurityChinese authorities have detained two prominent human-rights activists, quietly intensifying a crackdown on dissent weeks before Beijing hosts the most politicized Winter Olympics in recent memory
Read more »
China encourages key domestic enterprises to increase investment“China encourages key domestic enterprises to increase investment and promote better supply capacity of the entire chip industry chain,” the country’s
Read more »
US Navy challenges Chinese territorial claims in the South China SeaA United States Navy guided missile destroyer challenged Chinese claims of sovereignty in and around islands in the South China Sea on Thursday, with a Navy statement saying such claims violate international law and 'pose a serious threat to the freedom of the seas.'
Read more »