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BC-Olympic Digest, ADVISORY

Nihao from Beijing

The Independent UK

Across Asia, Spike in Virus Cases Follows Lunar New Year

Many Asian countries are facing a spike in COVID-19 infections after the widely-celebrated Lunar New Year holidays, as health officials grapple with the highly-transmissible omicron variant and expectations that numbers will continue to rise in coming weeks. The Lunar New Year, which is China’s biggest holiday, was celebrated across Asia…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Closed steel mill sends Olympic skiers - not smoke - skyward

The Shougang Group steel mill that once billowed smoke into smoggy Beijing is sending something else skyward this week — Olympic skiers

The Independent UK

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A muted Lunar New Year, inside and outside Olympic bubble

China returned to work Monday after a weeklong Lunar New Year holiday muted by the pandemic — and even more so for the thousands of people inside a Winter Olympics bubble

The Independent UK

China Locks Down City on Vietnam Border as COVID Cases Rise

Authorities in China's southwestern city of Baise ordered residents to stay at home from Monday and avoid unnecessary travel as they enforced curbs that are among the toughest in the nation's tool-box to fight rising local infections of COVID-19. The outbreak in Baise, which has a population of about 3.6…

Asharq Al-Awsat

China’s Tencent Video restores Fight Club’s ending after facing heavy backlash

Last month, Tencent changed the ending of David Fincher’s 1999 film due to restrictive censorship rules in the country

The Independent UK

China accused of not respecting player’s human rights over Covid isolation protocols: ‘Not getting good food’

Several athletes in quarantine shared their distress on social media

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US-born ice skater slammed on Chinese social media after falling on first appearance for Team China

Chinese social media users harshly judge figure skater’s performance by questioning her patriotism

The Independent UK

Homes left in shadow of massive cargo ship as it docks in UK

The MOL Treasure is bringing supplies to the UK from China

Wales Online

China's Gu nearly blows big air trials, locked in for finals

Eileen Gu’s goal of three Olympic medals nearly blew off in the wind

The Independent UK

Original Fight Club ending restored in China after backlash

‘Dystopian’ reversal of 1999 cult film’s ending showed police winning out

The Guardian - UK

Thailand to seek travel bubbles with China, Malaysia

Thailand will have talks on bilateral travel bubble arrangements with China and Malaysia later this month, an official said on Monday, as part of efforts to bolster a steady recovery in its crucial tourism sector.

Reuters

Shanghai Composite Index Rose 2.03% on Monday

Shenzhen Component Index closed up 0.96%

Caixin Global

Olympics Not The Only Games This Year

While China’s many human rights problems have been highlighted as the main reason for the boycott, it can be said that a secondary target is the Olympic movement itself.

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Reuters

Hong Kong's zero-COVID strategy under pressure as cases soar

Hong Kong reported a record 614 new COVID-19 cases on Monday, health authorities said, in the biggest test yet for the city's zero-COVID strategy as it grapples to contain a growing outbreak. The global financial hub, which is following mainland China's strategy of suppressing all coronavirus outbreaks as soon as…

Bangkok Post

Govt plans travel bubble talks with China to boost tourism

The government plans to hold travel bubble talks with China and Malaysia this month, days after resuming a quarantine-free visa programme to boost tourist arrivals seen as key to sustaining a nascent economic recovery.

The Guardian - AU

Covid news: Anti-vax mob targets UK opposition leader; Sweden eases travel curbs – as it happened

Police rescue Keir Starmer from protesters; Sweden move comes as country plans to remove Omicron restrictions on Wednesday

The Guardian - AU

Beijing Winter Olympics 2022 day three – as it happened

The first Monday of the XXIV Olympic Winter Games

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The Guardian - UK

Peng Shuai says Weibo post sparked ‘enormous misunderstanding’

Tennis player gave interview to L’Équipe on sidelines of Beijing Olympics, accompanied by Chinese official

ABC News

Censors step in after Weibo users savage Chinese figure-skater Zhu Yi over fall at Winter Olympics

The hashtag #ZhuYiFellOver, which slammed US-born skater Zhu Yi's last-place debut for Team China, disappears after racking up more than 200 million views.

ABC News

Israel Adesanya, the UFC's most famous champion, was made for the spotlight

Israel Adesanya has become the UFC's most famous champion, just like he always knew he would.

Tribune News Service

US ‘acquiesced’ to China in Asia seas, Australia minister says

The U.S. and its allies need to push back harder against China after they “acquiesced and allowed” Beijing to expand its footprint in the South China Sea over the past decade, Australia’s Defense Minister Peter Dutton said.

Reuters

Blinken with Pacific trip aims to reaffirm U.S. focus on Asia

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will aim with a trip to the Pacific this week to remind the world that Washington's strategic long-term focus remains with the Asia-Pacific region despite an escalating crisis with Russia over Ukraine.

ABC News

What are the COVID testing rules at the Beijing Winter Olympics and what happens if athletes test postive?

Despite testing positive to COVID-19 this Australian athlete was able to compete in their sport. Here's why.

Wales Online

Liz Truss issues warning over Falklands’ sovereignty as China backs Argentina’s claim

In a statement, China backed Argentina to 'fully exercise its sovereignty' over the Falklands

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