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China opens Winter Olympics with peace doves and a mighty provocation

The ‘genocide games’ begin with a ceremony proclaiming that they will be held on Xi Jinping’s terms

The Guardian - UK

Blinken to Visit Asia to Emphasize Commitment Despite Ukraine Crisis

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken goes to Asia next week for talks with Indo-Pacific allies, including a meeting of foreign ministers of the four-nation Quad, the State Department said on Friday. Blinken is making the trip despite the mounting crisis over Ukraine and policy analysts say the aim is…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Chinese dissident Ai voices criticism as Winter Games open

The dissident Chinese architect behind the Beijing stadium hosting Friday’s opening ceremony of the Winter Games has scoffed at the head of the U.N. health agency

The Independent UK

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2022 Beijing Winter Olympics kicks off with a 'simple' show and a message of 'One World, One Family'

Fourteen years on from the bombastic sights of the Beijing Summer Games opening ceremony, China's tone at these Winter Olympics is more conciliatory amid a message on how the Olympics can bring people together.

ABC News

Winter Olympics: TV reporter dragged away by Chinese security official live on air

China has been widely criticised for its treatment of free and foreign press

The Independent UK

House passes China competition bill

The legislation will now pass to a House-Senate conference.

Axios

At the Winter Olympics, NBC's Mike Tirico highlights China's human rights issues

Entering this year's Winter Olympics, many observers wondered if NBC would address the geopolitical and humans rights issues involving host country China.

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NBC's Olympics in China: Can a US broadcaster speak truth to power?

PHILADELPHIA — It could be a premise for a Netflix thriller: An American company is trying to run a media business inside a dictatorship that is imprisoning minorities and threatening its neighbors. The U.S. executives have to walk a fine line, placating the regime while showing the world the ugly…

The Philadelphia Inquirer

News Corp Suspects China Behind Its Hack

News Corp (NASDAQ:NWS) (NASDAQ:NWSA) believed the China government was behind a recent hack of its computer systems, Bloomberg reports. News Corp disclosed an unnamed cloud service used by News Corp was the “target of persistent cyberattack activity.” The company discovered “attack activity” on Jan. 20 on a system used by several businesses, affecting a…

Benzinga

Biden extends Trump-era solar tariffs, but loosens some

President Joe Biden has extended tariffs imposed by former President Donald Trump on most solar panels imported from China and other countries

The Independent UK

News Corp says it was hacked; believed to be linked to China

The Wall Street Journal's publisher, News Corp, says it has been hacked and had data stolen from journalists and other employees

The Independent UK

Rand Paul vows Fauci investigation if GOP wins the Senate

‘We’ll have an investigator go through this piece-by-piece because we don’t need this to happen again,’ Paul says

The Independent UK

Vladimir Putin pretends to sleep as Ukraine athletes emerge at Winter Olympics opening ceremony

While attending the opening ceremony of the Beijing Winter Olympics at Bird's Nest stadium, Russian leader Vladimir Putin appeared to fall asleep as Ukraine's athletes emerged

Daily Mirror

Beijing Winter Olympics opening downplays geopolitical uncertainty

The Opening Ceremony of the Beijing Winter Olympics began on Friday as China's reputation is marred by human rights concerns, while Russia, whose president Vladimir Putin is a guest of honor, is at loggerheads with the West over Ukraine.

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Benzinga

IPO-Bound Tuhu Searches for Profits in Aftermarket Car Services

Key takeaways: Tuhu has filed for an IPO in Hong Kong, after reportedly abandoning its original plan to raise up to $400 million through a U.S. listing Intense competition in the aftermarket car services industry has kept the company firmly in the red, as it eyes new energy vehicles to…

Benzinga

Yi Po International Could Become First China Tech IPO In U.S. Since Didi Debacle

Key Takeaways: Yi Po International has filed to make a modest IPO in New York, which could become the first tech offering by a Chinese firm in more than half a year The operator of smart parking systems looks well positioned to capitalize on China’s massive car market and acute…

The Hindu

Russia-Ukraine crisis: how is India affected? | Worldview with Suhasini Haidar

Diplomatic Affairs Editor Suhasini Haidar takes a closer look at Russia-NATO tensions over Ukraine, and what it could mean for India

Chicago Sun-Times

Beijing Olympics open amid lockdown and boycotts

Chinese President Xi Jinping declared the Games open during an opening ceremony heavy on ice-blue tones and winter imagery that was held in the same lattice-encased National Stadium that hosted the inaugural event at the 2008 Olympics.

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The Independent UK

Beijing Olympics: Vladimir Putin ‘falls asleep’ during opening ceremony

The Russian president apparently nodded off as the Ukrainian team walked in

The Independent UK

Breaking EU ranks, Polish leader in Beijing diplomacy push

Alone among his fellow European Union leaders, Poland’s president is in Beijing for the Winter Olympics opening in what his office said was a bid to maintain good ties with China and lobby for an easing of Russia-Ukraine tensions

The Independent UK

Protesters denounce Winter Olympics with mock medals for China’s ‘record-breaking atrocities’

Uyghur, Tibetan and Hong Konger demonstrators in London claim IOC is helping China to ‘sportswash’ global image

The Conversation

Beijing Olympics: why Pakistan is sending one athlete and eight ministers to the winter Games

There may be a diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Winter Olympics by a number of western countries, including Canada, Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States, but Pakistan is sending a high level delegation. The prime minister, Imran Khan, and seven of his ministers were at the opening ceremony…

Reuters

Factbox-Moscow-Beijing partnership has 'no limits'

China's President Xi Jinping and Russia's Vladimir Putin met in Beijing on Friday and announced a strategic partnership that they said was aimed at countering the influence of the United States and that would have "no 'forbidden' areas of cooperation".

The Independent UK

Shelley Rudman unsure how many medals GB can win in China due to Covid situation

The sporting showpiece in Beijing is taking place under strict protocols.

The Independent UK

NBC receives praise for calling out human rights abuses during Beijing opening ceremony

‘You can’t say they’re just avoiding the tough stuff entirely’

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