Amid pandemic and protest, Olympics return to a changed China

By Tony Munroe BEIJING (Reuters) - The Beijing Winter Olympics kick off in a week, putting sports at centre-stage following preparations that have been clouded by diplomatic boycotts and the…

Putin says Western diplomatic boycott of Olympics is a mistake

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin called the diplomatic boycott of the upcoming Beijing Winter Olympics by the United States and its allies a mistake driven by a desire…

French minister says no diplomatic boycott for Beijing Olympics

PARIS (Reuters) -France will not follow the lead of some other Western governments and launch a diplomatic boycott of the Winter Olympics in Beijing although human rights abuses in China…

Canada to join diplomatic boycott of Olympics to send China human rights message -PM

By David Ljunggren OTTAWA (Reuters) -Canada will join its allies in a diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing in February to send China a message over its…

Japan’s foreign minister says China invited him for visit

By Kevin Buckland TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi said on Sunday he has been invited to visit China. Hayashi said in an interview on Fuji TV that…