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Tibetans, Taiwanese officials in Taipei protest; call for Beijing Olympics
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], January 7 (ANI): Several officials of Taiwan and members of the Human Rights Network for Tibet and Taiwan (HRNTT) protested here in front of the Bank of China, the only Chinese government entity in Taiwan, on January 5, calling for a boycott of the Winter Olympics due to Chi
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US' diplomatic boycott of Beijing Olympics over Uyghur abuses garners Musl
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 6 (ANI): The decision by the United States to boycott the Beijing Olympics in February 2022 in the wake of the genocide and inhumane treatment of Muslims in China's Xinjiang province is a fair response in all respects because the humiliation, torture, and suffering
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Disqualification in Beijing Olympics 2008 led to birth of One Thousand Hoc
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 4 (ANI): In the year 2008 when the Indian hockey team failed to qualify for Olympics, K Arumugam, a freelance journalist, decided to do something for the game: He started an NGO named 'One Thousand Hockey Legs' (OTHL) which started giving training to underprivilege
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China starts 2022 with biggest tally of COVID-19 cases
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Beijing [China], January 2 (ANI): China welcomed the year 2022 with the worst tally of COVID-19 cases for any seven-day period since subduing the country's first epidemic nearly two years ago.
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Chinese stakes in 2022 high, but success is by no means guaranteed
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Hong Kong, January 1 (ANI): The stakes of China in 2022 are undoubtedly high - from the Beijing Winter Olympics to the 20th Communist Party Congress in the fall, but success is by no means guaranteed. And numerous questions abound.
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Boycott of Beijing Olympics doomed to fail, as boycott of Sochi games: Chi
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Beijing [China], December 30 (ANI): A diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Olympics by the US is doomed to fail, as the boycott of the Games in Sochi, said Chinese Ambassador to Russia Zhang Hanhui while adding that China and Russia are ready to resist the politicization of sports.
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South, North Korea ties unlikely to get better during Beijing Olympics, sa
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], December 29 (ANI): The Beijing Winter Olympics are unlikely to serve as an opportunity to mend South Korea's relations with the North, but efforts to restore peace on the peninsula will continue, South Korean Foreign Minister Chung Eui-yong said on Wednesday.
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US allies divided over Biden's diplomatic boycott of Beijing Olympics
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], December 27 (ANI): Ahead of Beijing's Winter Olympics starting February next year, allies and partners of the United States are reportedly divided over the Biden administration's decision to diplomatically boycott the games.
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Hope Japan will not politicise sports, says China amid global call for dip
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Beijing [China], December 24 (ANI): Amid global call for a diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Olympics, China on Friday urged Japan to take concrete actions to honour its word on supporting each other in hosting the Olympics and on not politicizing sports.
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Japan planning not to send senior officials to Beijing Olympics: Sources
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Tokyo [Japan], December 24 (ANI): The Japanese government has said it is not planning to send Cabinet ministers and other senior officials to the 2022 Beijing Olympics.
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Chinese envoy urges Japan to not join US-led diplomatic boycott of Beijing
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], December 17 (ANI): Chinese ambassador to Japan, Kong Xuanyou, on Thursday urged Japan not to join the US-led diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Winter Olympics over human rights issues.
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Putin expresses willingness to attend Beijing Olympics' opening ceremony
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], December 16 (ANI): Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed willingness to attend the opening ceremony of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics during his virtual summit on Wednesday with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping.
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