American athletes of Chinese descent at the Games are targets of patriotic and even nationalistic sentiment from both countries: sometimes adoring, sometimes hostile.
Tag: Olympic Games (2008)
Ahead of Winter Olympics, Beijing Moves to Quash Dissent
As athletes begin to arrive in China for the Olympics, the authorities are rounding up activists and shutting down social media accounts.
How China’s Xi Jinping Is Staging the Beijing Olympics on His Terms
From Beijing’s unexpected bid through the coronavirus pandemic, China has managed to fulfill its promises and cow its critics.
China Is Preparing for Another Olympics in Beijing, Like It or Not
With the Winter Games less than a year away, a powerful and confident China is promising retaliation if any country boycotts the event over human rights.
China Blows Whistle on Nationalistic Protests Against the N.B.A.
China has clamped down on state media coverage and online discussion of an American basketball executive’s tweet about the pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong.