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Winter Olympics' sponsors keep low profile over Beijing's human rights abu
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 25 (ANI): Sponsors and advertisers of Beijing Winter Olympics 2022 are keeping a low profile over human rights abuses in Xinjiang as firms face risks of missing global marketing opportunities in China, according to a media report.
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Beijing reports 72 positive COVID-19 cases related to Winter Olympics: off
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Beijing [China], January 23 (ANI): The Beijing Winter Olympics 2022 Organizing Committee (BOCOG) announced on Sunday said that a total of 72 confirmed positive tests for COVID-19 have been reported related to the games between January 4 and 22.
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Beijing's claims of a 'green' Olympics may not be valid
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Beijing [China], January 21 (ANI): China's government promises that just about every aspect of the Olympics will be "green may not be true".
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Rights group raises alarm as Beijing's threats to muzzle athletes ahead of
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New York [US], January 21 (ANI): The New York-based Human Rights Watch (HRW) has raised concern about the veiled threats issued by Chinese authorities over freedom of speech ahead of the Beijing Winter Olympics 2022 next month.
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China warns foreign Olympic athletes against speaking out on politics at W
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Beijing [China], January 20 (ANI): A member of China's Olympics organizing committee warned that foreign athletes may face punishment for speech that violates Chinese law at the 2022 Winter Olympic Games, spotlighting concerns about the country's restrictions on political expression.
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Xi Jinping calls 2021 a year of exceptional significance amid West's accus
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Beijing [China], January 1 (ANI): Chinese President Xi Jinping has called 2021 a year of exceptional significance during which the West raised concerns over extreme human rights abuses by the Chinese Communist Party in Xinjiang province and announced the diplomatic boycott of upcoming Beijin
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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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Vladimir Putin, Xi Jinping virtual meet begins
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Beijing [China], December 15 (ANI): Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping began their virtual meeting on Wednesday with the former emphasising that he stands against the politicisation of games in regard to the Beijing Winter Olympics 2022, reported Sputnik.
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Refusal to address Uyghur forced labour is betrayal of Europe's values: Ri
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], December 13 (ANI): Ahead of the Beijing Olympics 2022, a Washington-based Uyghur rights activist has called on Europe to adhere to its values and take action against China's rights abuses in Xinjiang province.
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China worried about COVID-19 marring Winter Olympics 2022
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Beijing [China], December 12 (ANI): China is struggling with fulfilling its claim of making the country COVID free for the Beijing Winter Olympics in 2022, scheduled to be held in February next year.
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Beijing Winter Olympics 2022 will see Cold War battle lines drawn
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Beijing [China] December 11 (ANI): As Beijing is set to host the Winter Olympics next year, it could see Cold War battle lines being drawn with many of the democratic countries diplomatically boycotting it.
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China does not intend to invite western politicians calling for Olympics b
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Beijing [China], November 29 (ANI): China does not intend to invite to the 2022 Olympics Western politicians who call for a diplomatic boycott of the games, Chinese state media reported.
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