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Beijing Labs Barred From Price Gouging on Rush Covid-19 Tests

Local government promises to punish offenders with fines up to five times the cost of the extra fee, as the capital deals with a fresh outbreak ahead of the Olympics

Caixin Global

Winter Olympics athletes warned they will be under 'Orwellian surveillance' in Beijing

Athletes competing at the Beijing Winter Olympics have been warned of the intense surveillance set to meet them in China

Daily Mirror

Can monobob shake up the world of bobsleigh on its Olympic debut?

The one-woman event will make its bow at Beijing 2022, and efforts have been made to make it a discipline that changes the status quo

The Guardian - US

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Protesting Winter Olympics athletes ‘face punishment’, suggests Beijing official

Organising committee official warns against ‘any behaviour or speech that is against the Olympic spirit’

The Guardian - UK

China condemns plans by Slovenia to upgrade Taiwan ties

China is condemning plans by Slovenia to upgrade relations with self-governing Taiwan, a move likely to spark diplomatic and economic retaliation against the tiny Central European country

The Independent UK

Beijing 2022 Official Warns against Violations of 'Olympic Spirit'

Behavior by athletes that violates the Olympic spirit or Chinese rules could be subject to punishment, a Beijing 2022 official said, after rights groups voiced concern about the safety of competitors if they protest at next month's Games. Rule 50 of the Olympic Charter states that "no kind of demonstration…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Beijing residents disappointed Olympics will be closed event

With just over two weeks before the opening of the Beijing Winter Olympics, residents of the Chinese capital are disappointed at not being able to attend events because of coronavirus restrictions

The Independent UK

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Thais to compete in Winter Olympics under national flag

Four Thai athletes will be able to compete in the Winter Olympics in Beijing in February and fly the national flag, despite the ban imposed by the World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada).

Bangkok Post

Omicron in China: New variant weakens Xi Jinping's Covid policies

BEIJING: More than two years into the pandemic most countries are striving to live alongside Covid, accepting the virus as part of everyday life. China, where the pathogen first emerged, exists in an alternate reality, wedded to a zero-tolerance strategy that’s growing harder to maintain.

The Times of India

Rights lawyer detained in China for 'inciting state subversion'

BEIJING: A human rights lawyer has been detained in China on suspicion of "inciting state subversion", according to an official notice obtained by his wife weeks after he spoke out for a hospitalised teacher.

Bangkok Post

China reports fewest daily local confirmed COVID-19 cases in two weeks

China reported the lowest daily count of local confirmed COVID-19 infections in two weeks on Wednesday after cities sealed up areas of virus risk, quarantined infections and conducted mass testing.

Reuters

IOC Reacts to Cybersecurity Concern Over Beijing My 2022 Phone App

A report revealed flaws in the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics app, but the International Olympic Committee said it had been found to have “no critical vulnerabilities.”

The News Lens

Czech Republic scraps mandatory jabs as daily cases hit new high; record cases in Bulgaria – as it happened

Czech government scraps decree to avoid ‘deepening fissures’ in country; Bulgaria reports highest daily tally of pandemic with 11,181 infections

The Guardian - UK

Chinese authorities are trying to discourage travel this Lunar New Year. Here's how they're doing that

More than 1 billion trips are predicted to be made across China during the Lunar New Year holiday period, but authorities are trying to discourage domestic travel as the country attempts to control COVID-19 outbreaks ahead of the Beijing Winter Olympics.

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The Independent UK

Report: Mandatory Olympic app has serious security flaws

A new report shows that an app that athletes and others attending next month’s Winter Games in Beijing must install has glaring security problems that could expose sensitive data to interception

ABC News

Olympics boss John Coates urged to raise plight of jailed Australians during Beijing Winter Games visit

Human rights advocates demand senior Olympics official John Coates raise the plight of fellow Australians jailed in China when he travels to Beijing later this month for the Winter Games.

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on China’s baby bust: let people choose

Editorial: Beijing faces a demographic timebomb, with population growth at its lowest for six decades

The Guardian - UK

Athletes warned about speaking out against China at Winter Olympics

Attendees of the Winter Olympics in Beijing have been told to be aware of the ‘Orwellian surveillance state’

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Operation Fox Hunt and China's international efforts to force 'fugitives' back

A human rights watchdog says thousands of people including government critics have been forcibly returned to China under the guise of anti-corruption efforts. It says some were even kidnapped.

The Independent UK

Olympic athletes urged by activists not to criticize China

Athletes at the Beijing Olympics have been urged by human rights activists to avoid criticizing China because they could be prosecuted

Reuters

Taiwan to pay for Guatemalan lobbying in U.S., Guatemala says

Taiwan has paid for a lobbying contract to promote Guatemala with U.S. officials, Guatemala's government said late on Monday, just as Beijing's efforts to strengthen its diplomatic foothold in Central America are advancing.

Daily Mirror

Viral RAF gunner who made Queen laugh could pilot Jamaica’s bobsleigh team at Winter Olympics

Jamaica's four-man bobsleigh team will make a first appearance at a Winter Olympics in 24 years next month after successfully qualifying for the games in Beijing

Reuters

Poland's president to attend Beijing Olympics amidst U.S. boycott

Poland's President Andrzej Duda will attend the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics and meet Chinese President Xi Jinping, a top aide confirmed to Reuters on Tuesday, as a number of Western countries call for a diplomatic boycott of the Games.

Sports Illustrated

Erin Jackson Is Ready to Make a Statement on Ice

The speedskater began transitioning from inline skating just five years ago, but now she's ready to make a run at a gold medal in Beijing

Sports Illustrated

Abby Roque Is Poised to Make History in Beijing, in More Ways Than One

With several Team USA fixtures now retired, the center will lead a new generation's quest for glory while breaking new ground in her sport as an Indigenous player.

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