Chinese President Xi Jinping visited an exhibition in Beijing on Tuesday, in his first public appearance since returning from an official trip to Central Asia this month, state media reported. Xi’s absence from the public view, since his return from the Uzbekistan summit, had led to rumours that he was […]
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Beijing cracks the whip in run-up to Tiananmen Massacre anniversary
Ahead of the 33rd anniversary on June 4 of the Tiananmen massacre, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has undertaken various pre-emptive measures to ensure that no pro-democracy or anti-CCP programs or protests are organized. A number of dissidents and human rights activists, including Ji Xiaolong from Shanghai, Chen Jianxiong from Hubei, […]
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Censorship mars Beijing Olympics, says rights group
Chinese government censorship seriously marred the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Friday and added that the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and corporate sponsors have not spoken out about the government’s human rights record. The Chinese government’s crimes against humanity targeting Uyghurs and other Turkic communities in Xinjiang have continued during the […]
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Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics: IOC President was ‘very disturbed’ after seeing Kamila Valieva performance in free skate
International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach on Friday said he was very disturbed after watching the performance of the Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva in the women’s free skate at the ongoing Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics in which the 15-year-old fell several times. Short program leader Kamila Valieva stumbled in her free skate, finishing in fourth place overall. […]
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Imran Khan visit to Beijing was to secure his waning political fortunes: Report
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan’s recent visit to Beijing Winter Olympics was seen as a search for some solace amid several challenges at home and abroad. And China visit gave him the opportunity. Pakistan Prime Minister’s visit to Beijing came in a context, where he not only sought to extract more […]
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Winter Olympics: Manager of Indian contingent tests positive for Covid-19 upon arrival in Beijing
The manager of the Indian contingent for the upcoming Winter Beijing Olympics has tested positive for COVID-19. The development was confirmed by Indian Olympic Association (IOA) President Narinder Batra. “The manager of the Indian contingent Abbas Wani tested Covid-19 positive at Beijing Airport. The chef de mission Harjinder Singh is coordinating for a re-test,” […]
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EU sees Beijing’s treatment of Lithuania as a threat to European countries
The spat between Lithuania and China has pulled European Union (EU) interests in Beijing’s treatment of Lithuania as a threat to other EU nations. Luke McGee, writing in CNN said that Brussels is taking a more hardline stance on China, though there are reservations about whether doing so could prompt […]
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Beijing calls Biden administration’s decision of suspending flights to China as ‘unreasonable’
As the tensions between US and China increased over the suspension of flights, China termed the Biden administration’s decision to suspend 44 flights to China from the United States as very unreasonable. “It is very unreasonable for the US to suspend Chinese airlines’ flights on this ground,” Liu Pengyu, a spokesperson for the Chinese Embassy in Washington told Sputnik. “We urge the US side […]
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Beijing reports first local Omicron case: Report
Weeks ahead of the Winter Olympics, China’s capital Beijing has reported its first locally transmitted infection of Omicron variant, local media reported on Sunday. Global Times reported citing Beijing authorities that they have confirmed that a new local COVID-19 case reported on Saturday belongs to the Omicron strain. According to an official statement, the patient […]
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Beijing indicts Chinese activists for discussing ‘human rights’ at meeting
China has indicted twenty or so lawyers and activists who gathered at a rental villa near the Chinese seaside for discussing besieged human rights movement. Chris Buckley, writing in The New York Times said that a weekend get-together in 2019 offered Beijing a chance to deliver a blow to the “rights defence” movement. Now, two […]
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Japan raises concerns with Beijing over Chinese ships repeated entry into its waters
Japan has voiced concerns over the increasing military capabilities of Beijing in a virtual meeting with a Chinese official, reported local media. Takehiro Funakoshi, head of the Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau at Japan’s Foreign Ministry, raised issues including repeated entry into Japanese waters by Chinese vessels near the Senkaku Islands in […]
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Beijing to recall envoy from Lithuania as Taiwan plans to open office there
China has decided to recall its ambassador from Vilnius after the Lithuanian authorities allowed Taiwan to open a representative office in the country, local media reported on Tuesday. In July, Taiwanese Foreign Minister Joseph Wu announced that Taiwan would open a representative office in Vilnius. The Chinese Foreign Ministry today strongly opposed Vilnius’ decision saying “the government “decided to recall the […]
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US lawmakers press corporate sponsors to boycott Beijing Winter Olympics
A group of US lawmakers on Tuesday (local time) urged corporate sponsors to back out of the 2022 Beijing Olympics, over human rights violations in China’s Xinjiang province. US Congressmen invited the representatives from domestic firms who sponsor the Olympics to a hearing to address how they could leverage their influence to insist on concrete […]
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3 Beijing districts issue red alert for rainstorms
The meteorological observatory of Miyun District in northeast Beijing issued the highest alert for rainstorms at 9 a.m. Tuesday, forecasting a new round of torrential downpours in the afternoon. By Tuesday morning, three districts of Beijing — Shunyi, Pinggu and Miyun — situated in the northern and eastern parts of the Chinese capital had issued […]
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Beijing postpones CPEC meeting after death of 9 Chinese nationals in Pak bus blast
After the death of 9 Chinese nationals following a massive blast on a bus in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhawa province, Beijing has postponed the important meeting of the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) that was scheduled to be held on Friday. Major General Asim Bajwa, the head of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor and former spokesperson of the Pakistan Army, in a […]