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Xi and Putin show united front amid spiralling tensions with West

Chinese president holds his first face-to-face meeting with a world leader in nearly two years.

Al Jazeera

Beijing Winter Olympics kick off amid Covid fears, diplomatic frost

A Winter Olympics overshadowed by human rights concerns and taking place inside a strict Covid-secure bubble kicked off in Beijing on Friday with a glittering opening ceremony at the Bird's Nest stadium.

France 24

TV tonight: the Winter Olympics are here

Clare Balding kicks off the daily Games roundup with the Beijing opening ceremony. Plus, Uma Thurman joins Graham Norton. Here’s what to watch tonight

The Guardian - UK

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Putin goes to Beijing, hoping for support on Ukraine crisis

Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in Beijing, hours before the opening of the Olympic Wintergames which are hosted by China. The trip comes amidst tensions between Moscow and the West over Ukraine.

Radio France Internationale

At Winter Olympics, Beijing tries to sell world on digital yuan

The e-CNY is one of three forms of payment available to foreign athletes and visitors at the Winter Games.

Al Jazeera

Japan gets off to winning start in women's ice hockey

BEIJING -- They are nicknamed "Smile Japan" and that's just what the women's ice hockey team did after starting its campaign at the Beijing Winter Olympics with a victory over an old nemesis.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Xi Jinping to launch Beijing Winter Olympics with Vladimir Putin, Imran Khan

Russian President lauds relations with China ahead of meeting with Xi

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US Warns Chinese Firms against Helping Russia against Potential Ukraine Sanctions

The United States warned Chinese firms on Thursday they would face consequences if they sought to evade any export controls imposed on Moscow in the event of Russia invading Ukraine. US State Department spokesman Ned Price made the remark after China's Foreign Ministry said China and Russia had coordinated their…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Exiled artist Ai Weiwei reflects on Beijing Olympics

The artist Ai Weiwei helped design the Bird's Nest for the 2008 Beijing Olympics

The Independent UK

Olympics a sweet, complex homecoming for Chinese diaspora

At the Beijing Olympic Games, it’s a homecoming of sorts for one of the world’s most sprawling diasporas

The Independent UK

China must not use political pressure to restrict athletes at Beijing Games / Role of media more important than ever

The Beijing Winter Olympics kicks off amid a confrontation between the United States and China, and with the world still reeling from the novel coronavirus pandemic. It is hoped that this will be an international event where athletes will be able to safely demonstrate their abilities and deliver excitement to…

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Olympics-Beijing Games see 21 new COVID cases on Feb 3 vs 55 a day earlier

A total of 21 new COVID-19 infections were found among Olympic Games-related personnel on Feb. 3, down from 55 a day earlier, Games organisers said ahead of Friday's opening ceremony.

Reuters

The Latest: Wind delays Olympic men's ski training session

Organizers have delayed the start of the second men’s downhill training session at the Beijing Olympics due to strong winds

The Independent UK

World leaders: Who's coming, who isn't to Beijing Olympics

The U.S., Britain and a handful of others aren’t sending dignitaries to the Beijing Winter Games as part of a diplomatic boycott, but the Chinese capital is still attracting an array of world leaders for Friday’s opening ceremony

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Inside the 'closed loop' of Beijing Games: solitude, gratitude and ... bagpipes?

BEIJING — The rules have been made clear. Anyone fortunate enough to sit in the stands at the Beijing Olympics will not be allowed to yell, or sing, or chant, or make any kind of noise that might spew coronavirus into the air.

Los Angeles Times

U.S. women’s hockey team wins first game but loses one of its toughest players

BEIJING — Brianna Decker’s raw screams, the cries of an athlete who knows her body well enough to instantly realize something had gone terribly wrong at a terrible time, suddenly filled the mostly empty, echoing spaces of Wukesong Sports Centre on Thursday.

The Independent UK

Winter Olympics 2022 LIVE: Opening ceremony to take place in Beijing as US dominates figure skating

The Winter Olympics will formally start with Friday’s opening ceremony in Beijing

The Guardian - UK

Winter Olympics 2022: 10 things to look out for in Beijing

Jamaica return to the bobsleigh after 24 years, Haiti and Saudi Arabia make debuts, while GB aim for curling glory

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Bangkok Post

Princess to attend Beijing opener

Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn will attend the opening ceremony of the 2022 Winter Olympic Games on Friday in Beijing.

ABC News

How to watch the Beijing Winter Olympics in Australia

As Australia sweats through another summer, the world turns its attention to the cool competition at the Beijing Winter Olympics. Here's what you need to know about how and when to watch.

AAP

Aussies set for big Winter Oly campaign

Australia's Winter Olympians are stronger than ever despite a COVID-affected build-up to Beijing, says past Olympic gold medal-winning aerialist Alisa Camplin.

Reuters

N.Korea's Kim calls Olympics 'great victory' for China, calls for better relations

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un sent a message to Chinese President Xi Jinping congratulating him on the Beijing Winter Olympics as a "great victory" and saying he wanted to improve relations between their countries, state news agency KCNA reported on Friday.

Al Jazeera

Beijing Olympics: US legislators decry China human rights abuses

On eve of Winter Games opening ceremonies, Congress raises voices of human rights activists amid US diplomatic boycott.

Los Angeles Times

As Olympics 2022 set to open, avoiding a disaster might be considered success

BEIJING — China had something to prove when it hosted the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Reuters

U.S. says China ties will not make up for consequences of Russian invasion of Ukraine

The U.S. State Department warned Russia on Thursday that a closer relationship between Moscow and Beijing would not make up for the consequences of a Russian invasion of Ukraine and only make the Russian economy more brittle.

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