China
The countries that have won most Olympic medals per head of population
Grenada is the winner although Dominica’s Thea LaFond helped her island home to lay claim to its most successful Olympic campaign.
- by Rob Harris
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Analysis
AUKUS
There are two camps on nuclear-powered submarines. Only one of them is based in reality
Critics of the AUKUS pact argue the submarine plan is failing and could collapse at any moment. In the real world, significant progress is being made.
- by Matthew Knott
‘Communist China is very happy’: Republicans pile on Tim Walz’s history
Walz first visited China to teach English and US history in 1989, the year of the Tiananmen Square massacre, and has been back more than 30 times.
- by Patricia Zengerle and David Brunnstrom
Editorial
Paris 2024
Gold for the record books and Australia’s Olympic future
Australia’s record number of gold medals is good news for future Olympics.
- The Herald's View
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Paris 2024
‘He’s done nothing wrong’: Chinese prodigy’s Aussie coach tells doubters to take a closer look
Denis Cotterell is dismayed that aspersions are being cast on China’s newest Olympic champion Pan Zhanle.
- by Chip Le Grand
Why are China’s youth pretending to be birds on social media?
In a quirky viral trend, young Chinese people are flocking online to impersonate birds and escape an uncertain future. One problem is that they can’t actually fly.
- by Yan Zhuang
Chinese swimmer won gold in world record time, then accused Chalmers of poolside snub
Chinese star Pan Zhanle obliterated the 100m freestyle world record on Wednesday night before calling out his Australian rival.
- by Tom Decent
China’s richest man risks losing crown after $20 billion wipeout
Besieged by a price war in China’s bottled water market, Zhong Shanshan’s company has found itself on the wrong side of the country’s increasingly nationalistic consumers.
- by Bloomberg News
Drug testers promised to heavily target Chinese swimmers. They kept their word
China’s 31 swimmers in Paris are the world’s most frequently drug tested athletes – at a rate five times higher than their Australian counterparts.
- by Tom Decent
Opinion
Opinion
Visa-free or not, few Australians want to go to China
China has announced Australians will get visa-free entry for stays up to 15 days, but will it make any difference?
- by Lee Tulloch
‘Mum still thinks I am going to run out of money’
Multimillionaire wellness entrepreneur Radek Sali took Stephen Brook by surprise. In more than 30 years of journalism, he had never asked – or been asked – such a personal question.
- by Stephen Brook