Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics

Chinese athletes must navigate not only their chosen sports but also CCP redlines, online nationalism, and corporate demands.  

With the Games nearly halfway done, China is meeting its formidable Olympics challenge: welcoming 15,000 visitors without giving up on its “zero-COVID” strategy.

U.S. born but competing for China, skier Eileen Gu lived up to high expectations in her first Beijing Winter Olympics event.

Far from being non-political, the Games are a potent political symbol of the Chinese state’s ambitions and authority.

The visits by all five Central Asian presidents to China for the opening of the Beijing Games illustrate the importance of the relationship for both sides.

China went into overdrive to recruit foreign talent so it could field an Olympic men’s ice hockey team. The result: 15 out of 24 players on its team are from overseas.

If genocide is no longer a red line, then what good is the Olympic Charter’s commitment to “the preservation of human dignity”?

Don’t let the calls for a boycott mislead – China is more integral to the world, including the world of sports, now than in 2008.

The list of attendees underscores the political -- rather than sporting -- significance of the 2022 Winter Olympics.

The experiences of AP journalists who have arrived or are preparing to depart offers a glimpse into life inside the bubble.