Let the Beijing Winter Games begin! Early action has started, and the opening ceremony is hours away — but not without controversy and COVID-19.
Monthly Archives For February 2022
N.Korea’s Kim calls Olympics ‘great victory’ for China, calls for better relations
“The successful opening of the Beijing Winter Olympics despite the worldwide health crisis and unprecedented severe circumstances is another great victory won by socialist China,” Kim said in the …
Bill to stop importing at-home COVID tests made in China blocked in Senate
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) – A bill to stop importing COVID-19 tests made in China has been blocked in the U.S. Senate. Senator Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) says he joined Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) to offer the…
The cost of sports leagues doing business in China
Only the WTA, responding to China’s censorship of Peng Shuai, has pulled business out of the world’s most populous country. Others have continued to operate, but largely in silence …
China-US Business Discord
China and the United States are in a row over intellectual property rights. The issue involves Chinese restrictions on the import and distribution of books, films, software and CDs. Though the World …
The Olympics Highlight Innovations in China, Invest With KGRO
15% of allocations go to KFVG, an ETF that tracks the CICC China Technology Leaders Index, an index that contains the 30 largest Chinese companies by free-float market cap whose business is in 5G and…
China’s Mixed COVID Record Offers Opportunities for U.S. Global Health Leadership, Says New CFR Report
As China prepares to host the Winter Olympics, its management of the COVID-19 virus is under the microscope. Despite its relative success early in the pandemic, China now appears to be stumbling.
No, China is not winning the AI race
The global competition between the United States and China continues apace. Technology is rightly seen as providing unique leverage to win this geopolitical race. The U.S. long has been the global …
Who Makes Foreign Policy in China?
The nexus of this is the combination of Ministry of Commerce and Ministry of Industry and Information Technology. China’s Ministry of Commerce is leading the institutionalization of the …
China: ‘The economics behind the Games keep them going’ amid human rights abuses, reporter says
HBO Real Sports Title Reporter Isobel Yeung joins Yahoo Finance Live to address the human rights abuses being conducted by China ahead of the Winter Olympic Games, what it says to participate in these …
CGTN: China stands ready to present a streamlined, safe, splendid Winter Olympics
“The world is turning its eyes to China, and China is ready,” Xi said while addressing the opening ceremony of the 139th session of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) via video link on …
Xi and Putin, Two of World’s Most Powerful Men, to Meet in China, US Absent
A Kremlin readout previewing the talks said “a wide range of issues related to practical cooperation in the areas of trade, the economy, energy, finance, investment … joint statement that sets out …
Olympic Sponsors Are Banking on Public Indifference to China’s Human Rights Abuses
And these are largely global companies, for which China represents the number one or number two market. “You’re not going to alienate your business in China by making a PR statement in the USA,” says…
