5 d. ago China Olympic champion plans to shed 25kg upon retirement before pursuing marriage

China’s top woman shot put athlete has ignited an online debate about female stereotypes after saying that she plans to lose weight, become beautiful and get married after she retires. Gong Lijiao, 36, shared her life goals with the state media CCTV on November 23, shortly after announcing her retirement from sport. She won the National Games championship, the country’s highest level comprehensive sports event, in mid-November, topping off a career which began 25 years ago. Gong, from the...

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2 w. ago ‘Close the loopholes’: US officials urge tougher chip rules to limit China gains

Washington should tighten its export controls by adding inspection staff and plugging loopholes to slow Beijing’s chipmaking advances and curb evasion efforts with support from allies such as the Netherlands and Japan, US lawmakers and experts said on Thursday. Such actions should be deployed, including empowering the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) to close trade loopholes and also targeting China’s national champion firms in the semiconductor sector as well as their US subsidiaries,...

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2 w. ago Songmont, Feng Chen Wang, and Champion join China’s fragrance race

Songmont, Feng Chen Wang, and Champion join China’s fragrance race  Jing Daily

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2 w. ago Olympic champion Fan retains table tennis men's title at China's National Games

Olympic champion Fan retains table tennis men's title at China's National Games  Xinhua

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3 w. ago Stranded Chinese astronauts to return to Earth aboard new crew’s spacecraft

Three astronauts on board China’s Tiangong space station – whose launch back to Earth was delayed last week after suspected space debris struck their vessel – are set to make their return on Friday on the new crew’s spacecraft. The Shenzhou-20 crew are expected to land at the Dongfeng Landing Site in the Inner Mongolia autonomous region on Friday aboard the Shenzhou-21 spacecraft, the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) said. It said all three astronauts – Chen Dong, Wang Jie and Chen Zhongrui –...

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3 w. ago COP gets underway: Scenarios for success + Europe’s global climate role + Column: China as a climate champion?

COP gets underway: Scenarios for success + Europe’s global climate role + Column: China as a climate champion?  Table.Briefings

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4 w. ago How Freestyle Ski Champion Eileen Gu Spends an Off Day in Beijing, China

How Freestyle Ski Champion Eileen Gu Spends an Off Day in Beijing, China  Chase Bank

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