Winter Olympics Beijing 2022
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China denies it asked Russia not to invade Ukraine during Winter Olympics
Beijing dismisses as ‘fake news’ claims that Chinese officials had some knowledge of Russia’s plansChina has v…
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How citizenship row clouded Eileen Gu’s Olympics
Success of Chinese American skier should have been a positive story but geopolitics got in the wayGu soars to …
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Hanbok at Beijing Winter Olympics opening sparks South Korean anger
Appearance of traditional dress denounced as further attempt by China to appropriate Korean cultureChina and S…
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UN’s Guterres says he expects China to let rights chief pay ‘credible’ visit to Xinjiang
Secretary general says he expects Xi Jinping to allow ‘credible’ visit to troubled region during meeting on Wi…
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Trial of protesters against Beijing Olympics postponed in Greece
Lawyers say delay in case against three defendants including a Briton is to avoid embarrassing China The trial…
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Taiwan condemns ‘contemptible’ China-Russia partnership on eve of Olympics
Taipei calls ‘no limits’ agreement announced after Xi-Putin summit an insult to the Olympic spiritTaiwan has c…
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Xi and Putin urge Nato to rule out expansion as Ukraine tensions rise
Chinese and Russian leaders call on west to abandon ‘cold war’ approach at pre-Olympic meetingChina’s Xi Jinpi…
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Xi-Putin summit: Russia inches closer to China as ‘new cold war’ looms
Fifty years after Nixon and Mao’s historic handshake, the geopolitical world order is again being reshapedWhen…
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‘Nobody can say anything’: China cracks down on dissent ahead of Olympics
Communist party tightens grip on critics to preserve ‘perfect’ image of Winter GamesA chill is blowing through…