Winter Olympics
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China locks down 13 million people in Xi’an after detecting 127 Covid cases
Snap lockdown, which prompted panic in the city, comes little over a month before Beijing is set to host the W…
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Putin assures Xi he will go to Winter Olympics in show of unity
Russian leader defies western boycott and forms ‘new model of cooperation’ with Chinese leaderVladimir Putin h…
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New Zealand isn’t naive about China – but it doesn’t accept the Aukus worldview | Robert G Patman
The Ardern government does not believe that the fate of the Indo-Pacific rests on US-China rivalryAfter the Bi…
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China says Australia, UK and US will ‘pay price’ for Winter Olympics snub
Beijing accuses nations of using Games ‘for political manipulation’ amid diplomatic boycottsChina has said Aus…
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China attacks US diplomatic boycott of Winter Games as ‘travesty’ of Olympic spirit
Beijing dismisses no-show and says American officials had not been invited in the first place, as other countr…
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West weighs up costs of boycotting China’s Winter Olympics
Analysis: calls growing amid Xinjiang allegations and Peng Shuai fallout, but Beijing takes slights very serio…
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Mounting concern over environmental cost of fake snow for Olympics
Beijing Games will require almost 49 million gallons of water to create conditions for Alpine eventsThe mounta…
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‘We are Hong Kong’: can the Olympics sidestep the politicisation of sport in China?
Identity in focus ahead of Beijing Winter Olympics after Hong Kong’s most successful summer Games inflamed old…
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North Korea barred from competing at 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics
IOC says suspension is punishment for North Korea refusing to send team to Tokyo Games over Covid fearsNorth K…
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EU votes for diplomats to boycott China Winter Olympics over rights abuses
Non-binding resolution also calls for governments to impose further sanctions on China as tensions riseThe Eur…
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China calls Nancy Pelosi ‘full of lies’ after call for Winter Olympics boycott
Beijing hits back after US House speaker urges world leaders not to attend 2022 Games over treatment of Uyghur…
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Libs Dems warn China over ‘international bullying’ after sanctions threat
Chinese newspaper said countries that boycott 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics over treatment of Uighurs would fac…
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Uighur campaigners to target 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics sponsors
Activists will write to companies in bid to persuade them to use their influence with Chinese governmentCampai…
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Russia’s cyber-attack plan for Olympics part of a familiar pattern
The reach of the GRU spy unit behind attacks on Japan and South Korea is remarkableRussia planned cyber-attack…
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Winter Olympics: threat of boycotts clouds China’s ‘joyful rendezvous’ in the snow
Beijing is working overtime for another 2008-style showcase in 2022, but world is very different place this ti…