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Will We Be Faced with a New Economic Order in 2022?

With the beginning of the second year after the pandemic, the poles of the global economy, along with developed countries, are facing new structural challenges that require reconsidering many of the old and traditional social and economic concepts. I start with China, which is huge in everything, whether in population…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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

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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

Taiwan to shore up Honduras ties, VP to attend inauguration

Taiwan Vice President William Lai will attend the inauguration of new Honduran president Xiomara Castro, Taiwan's presidential office said on Wednesday, seeking to shore up ties as China ramps up diplomatic pressure against the island.

Reuters

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.

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Shanghai Composite Index Fell 0.33% on Wednesday

Shenzhen Component Index closed down 1.28%

Caixin Global

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

Thousands in Hong Kong volunteer to adopt hamsters amid COVID-19 fears

Thousands of people in Hong Kong volunteered on Wednesday to adopt unwanted hamsters after a mass cull order from the government over COVID-19 fears raised alarm that panicky owners would abandon their pets.

Reuters

Hong Kong's COVID-19 hamster cull sparks fear of owners abandoning pets

A mass hamster cull in Hong Kong sparked fears among animal welfare groups on Wednesday that panicky people would abandon their pets after 11 of the rodents from one petshop in the city tested positive for COVID-19.

Reuters

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

Warriors Distance From Co-Owner Chamath Palihapitiya After Comments About Uyghurs

Chamath Palihapitiya was dismissive of the genocide against the Uyghur Muslim minority population in China’s Xinjiang region.

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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

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Benzinga

Why Chamath Palihapitiya Is Facing Backlash For His Comments On Uyghur Genocide

Billionaire venture capitalist Chamath Palihapitiya is under fire for comments he made on a podcast dismissing human rights abuses against the Uyghurs in China.

ABC News

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.

Reuters

U.S. lawmakers call for U.N. Uyghur rights report before China's Olympics

U.S. lawmakers on Tuesday urged the United Nations' human rights office to release its assessment of China's policies in Xinjiang before next month's Beijing Winter Olympics, which the U.S. government is boycotting on a diplomatic level over what it says is ongoing genocide in the region.

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3 Chinese Stocks to Buy on the Dip with the Winter Olympics Approaching

Despite logistic disruptions and depressed demand amid the omicron variant, the Chinese economy is predicted to outperform the other emerging economies in the near future owing to the optimism of investors, as the winter Olympics boosts international travel and tourism. Therefore, it could be wise to bet on quality Chinese…

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2022 Women's Asian Cup: Five stories to watch as Matildas embark on title charge

While the Matildas will absorb most of Australia's attention during the Women's Asian Cup, there will be a number of other fascinating storylines unfolding.

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’

ABC News

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.

InsideEVs

CATL Launches Battery Swapping Service For Electric Cars In China

CATL has announced EVOGO, its EV modular battery swapping service for China; the first compatible electric vehicle is FAW Group's Bestune Nat MPV.

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