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Indian Embassy in Beijing celebrates 73rd Republic Day

The Embassy of India in China celebrated India's 73rd Republic Day on Wednesday.

Dynamite News · Jan 26, 2022

Tough trip to China ahead, Anderson sees gift of world stage

There is part of Jamie Anderson that wishes these upcoming Olympics weren’t in China

The Independent UK · Jan 26, 2022

Japanese aid to Tonga aimed at countering China's influence

Following the eruption of an underwater volcano in Tonga, the Japanese government is working to provide aid to the South Pacific nation, spurred partly by Beijing's growing influence in the region.

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Jan 26, 2022

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Beijing sees uptick in COVID cases ahead of Olympics

The Chinese capital has reported 14 new COVID-19 cases as it begins a third round of mass testing of millions of people in the run-up to the Winter Olympics

The Independent UK · Jan 26, 2022

Why Alibaba, Baidu And Other Tech Stocks Are Rebounding In Hong Kong Today

Shares of U.S.-listed Chinese tech companies traded mostly higher in Hong Kong on Wednesday, lifting the benchmark Hang Seng Index into positive territory. Why Is It Moving? The Hang Seng Index was up 0.2% at the time of writing — rising after two straight days of losses — amid optimism…

Benzinga · Jan 26, 2022

China 2008 vs 2022: Richer, stronger, more confrontational

Richer, more heavily armed and openly confrontational, China has undergone history-making changes since the last time it hosted the Olympics, in 2008

The Independent UK · Jan 26, 2022

China’s Covid blame game fizzles over infection-by-mail theory

BEIJING: Ever since Chinese President Xi Jinping’s government quashed a Covid-19 outbreak in the central city of Wuhan roughly two years ago, it has repeatedly sought to blame virus outbreaks on foreign sources. The latest target is international mail.

The Times of India · Jan 26, 2022

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As Chinese shun parenthood, firms dangle bonuses, loans and leave

China is facing a demographic time bomb that threatens to upend President Xi Jinping’s economic plans.

Al Jazeera · Jan 26, 2022

Xi’s face time with IOC chief marks rare foreign interaction

Chinese President Xi Jinping met in person with International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach in Beijing, possibly his first face time with a foreign dignitary since the early days of the pandemic.

Tribune News Service · Jan 26, 2022

China’s Immunity Gap

The Zero-COVID Strategy Leaves the Country Vulnerable to an Omicron Tsunami

Foreign Affairs · Jan 26, 2022

Climate change might kill the Winter Olympics

The controversial cold-weather Games in Beijing could also be one of the last.

Mic · Jan 25, 2022

COVID updates: Get up to speed on all the coronavirus news from across Australia — as it happened

Keep up to date with all the COVID-19 news from across Australia.

ABC News · Jan 25, 2022

Athletes are going to extremes to dodge COVID before the Olympics

Never have athletes spent the run-up to the biggest event of their lives putting such energy in a non-athletic endeavor.

Axios · Jan 25, 2022

Team GB skeleton star Laura Deas backing Winter Olympics without any snow to be just as special for UK public

Beijing's Yanqing District - where the skeleton, luge and bobsleigh events will take place - received just 2cm of snow between January and March last year, a figure less than both London and Madrid

Wales Online · Jan 25, 2022

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Axios · Jan 25, 2022

Republicans probe NBC over Beijing Olympics coverage

The human rights abuses committed by the CCP have been the subject of intense scrutiny ahead of the Winter Games.

The Independent UK · Jan 25, 2022

Abrupt lockdowns loom over Beijing life ahead of Olympics

Beijing residents are coping with abrupt local lockdowns and sweeping COVID-19 testing requirements as the Chinese capital seeks to prevent a coronavirus outbreak ahead of the opening of the Winter Olympics in less than two weeks

Reuters · Jan 25, 2022

China's Xi meets with IOC's Bach in Beijing ahead of Games

Chinese President Xi Jinping met with International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach on Tuesday, just over a week before the start of the Winter Games, in a rare in-person encounter with a foreign visitor during the pandemic.

The Independent UK · Jan 25, 2022

2008 Beijing Olympics vs. 2022: No lofty promises this time

The 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics open in just over a week

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The Guardian - UK · Jan 25, 2022

Pfizer launches Omicron vaccine trial; UK reports highest daily deaths since February – as it happened

Company hopes vaccine will be ready for approval by March; UK reports 439 deaths and more than nearly 95,000 cases

Al Jazeera · Jan 25, 2022

F-35 crashes while landing on USS Carl Vinson in South China Sea

F-35C jet was conducting ‘routine flight operations’ when the incident happened, injuring at least seven sailors.

Tribune News Service · Jan 25, 2022

The logistical nightmare of getting athletes to the Olympics

Flying chartered is a luxury often reserved for rock stars and royalty. But China’s approach to Covid, with officials determined to stamp out the virus, means that most of the 3,000 or so skiers, snowboarders, skaters and bobsleigh riders descending on Beijing for the Winter Olympics next month will be…

The Guardian - AU · Jan 24, 2022

‘A genocide against our people’: Australian Uyghur leader calls for athlete boycott of Beijing Winter Olympics

‘While our people suffer in camps and in prison we can’t enjoy the game even if we want to. It hurts’

The Independent UK · Jan 24, 2022

Who is boycotting the Beijing Winter Olympics and why?

Several countries have opted against sending diplomatic delegations to the Games

The Independent UK · Jan 24, 2022

Where will the next Winter Olympics be held?

The Winter Olympics are set to return to Europe in 2026

The Independent UK · Jan 24, 2022

Five best Team GB medal hopes for 2022 Winter Olympics

Great Britain are targeting between three and seven medals in Beijing

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