Olympics, the 24th edition of the showpiece that started way back in 1924, will be held from February 4 to 20.
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China: Beijing replaces Communist Party head in Xinjiang
Chen Quanguo, who oversaw the alleged repression of ethnic Uyghurs in the Xinjiang region, is stepping down, according to the Chinese media.
The ugly side to China hosting the Olympics has taken center stage. What happens now?
Beijing seemed like the right Olympic choice to most people at the time the country was awarded the 2022 Games, but claims of genocide and the strange case of Peng Shuai have led to diplomatic…
Drone wars: U.S. imposes new sanctions on China
New restrictions on a key dronemaker show how serious the U.S. is about cutting its reliance on Chinese technology, said Bruce Einhorn and Todd Shields in Bloomberg. China’s DJI Technology is “the …
China reports spike in COVID-19 cases ahead of Beijing Winter Olympics
Though China has controlled the contagion by drastically limiting international travel, sporadic clusters of cases continued to surface in different parts of the country, putting its Zero COVID policy …
China Replaces Xinjiang Communist Party Chief Chen
China has replaced Chen Quanguo, who as Communist Party chief in the Xinjiang region oversaw a security crackdown targeting ethnic Uyghurs and other Muslims in the name of fighting religious extremism …
Fallen idol: Why a U.S.-born pop star’s divorce drama is the talk of China
Taiwanese American star Wang Leehom is in career freefall in China amid a messy public divorce with Lee Jinglei that highlighted the status of celebrities and women.
China’s local COVID-19 case count driven to 21-month high by Xi’an outbreak
BEIJING: China reported its highest daily rise in local COVID-19 cases in 21 months as infections more than doubled in the northwestern city of Xi’an, China’s latest COVID-19 hot spot. The city of …
China-Taiwan geopolitical rivalry fuels tensions in Pacific Islands
The Solomons are just one of the tiny but strategically important nations of the Pacific that are caught up in a growing geopolitical competition over whether to maintain diplomatic ties with Beijing …
Surging Cases Dim Holidays; China Outbreak Grows: Virus Update
China reported the highest daily number of infections since January, as an outbreak in Shaanxi province presents one of the government’s biggest challenges yet to its Zero Covid policy.
China reports highest daily rise in local Covid-19 cases in 21 months
China reported its highest daily rise in local Covid-19 cases in 21 months as infections more than doubled in the north-western city of Xian, China’s latest Covid-19 hot spot. The city of 13 million, …
China Reports Sudden Spike In COVID-19 Cases Ahead Of Beijing Winter Olympics
China has reported 206 new COVID-19 cases, including 158 domestically transmitted ones, in a sudden spike ahead of the Beijing Winter Olympics, which will be held in February next year.
Justin Trudeau urges the west to unite against China & blames Beijing of ‘playing’ western states
In a fresh attack against China, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has now said that China is playing western states against one another and that democracies should present a united front to …
