- 30 April, 2024
Geopolitics & National SecurityWinter Olympics
Beijing tightens rules for entering city after Omicron case
BEIJING (Reuters) - Beijing will require travellers to get a COVID-19 test within 72 hours of arrival in the Chinese capital, state media announced on Sunday, a day after the…
Netherlands won’t send diplomatic group to Beijing Olympics
THE HAGUE (Reuters) - The Netherlands will not send an official diplomatic delegation to the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics because of COVID-19 restrictions, a foreign ministry spokesperson said Friday. "Because…
Stay away in event of accident with Olympics vehicle, Beijing police warn
SHENZHEN, China (Reuters) - People should stay away from the special vehicles used to ferry people to and from the Winter Olympic venues in the event of a traffic incident,…
Factional Infighting in Chinese Communist Party
The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) often comes across as a homogenous group to those studying China. This united front, however, is a carefully cultivated image that the CCP portrays –…
By Vikram Sood
Putin says Western diplomatic boycott of Olympics is a mistake
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin called the diplomatic boycott of the upcoming Beijing Winter Olympics by the United States and its allies a mistake driven by a desire…
French minister says no diplomatic boycott for Beijing Olympics
PARIS (Reuters) -France will not follow the lead of some other Western governments and launch a diplomatic boycott of the Winter Olympics in Beijing although human rights abuses in China…
Canada to join diplomatic boycott of Olympics to send China human rights message -PM
By David Ljunggren OTTAWA (Reuters) -Canada will join its allies in a diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing in February to send China a message over its…
Australian government officials will not attend Beijing Olympics, PM says
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian government officials will not attend the Winter Olympics to be held in Beijing next year, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Wednesday, joining the United States with…
U.S. wants private sector to operate with full information about China’s Xinjiang
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department on Monday said it wants the private sector to operate with full information about what is transpiring in Xinjiang, after the U.S. said…
White House: U.S. will not send officials to Beijing Olympics
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government will not send an official delegation to the 2022 winter Olympics in Beijing in objection to China's practices on human rights, the White House…
Where is Zhang Gaoli? Chinese politician accused by tennis star Peng keeps out of sight
By Yew Lun Tian BEIJING (Reuters) - Even as Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai appeared on a video call with the Olympics chief, the former vice premier she accused of…
China urges ‘certain people’ to stop ‘politicization’ of Peng Shuai situation
By Gabriel Crossley BEIJING (Reuters) -China's foreign ministry said on Tuesday that "certain people" should stop the "malicious hyping" and "politicization" of the issue of tennis star Peng Shuai, as…
