Category: 2022 winter olympics

Capitol Report (Jan. 24): Thousands March Against Mandates in DC

In the heart of the nation, a massive and diverse crowd marched for freedom from the mandates. We spoke to attendees and speakers to find out why they’re opposed to unilateral mandates for masks and vaccines. There were many highly respected doctors at the “Stop the Mandates” rally in Washington, D.C. We caught up with…


Beijing’s 2022 Winter Olympics App Is a Privacy Threat to Users, Expert Says

People traveling to China for the 2022 Winter Olympics—including athletes, government dignitaries, and corporate executives—are all at risk of personal data exposure and being surveilled by the Chinese regime, a data security expert warned. The risk centers around a state-controlled smartphone app called “MY 2022” that Beijing demands international and local attendees use to come…


US Commission Urges for UN Report on Uyghurs Before Beijing Olympics

The Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC), a bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers, is calling on the United Nations human rights office to release its assessment on the plight of the persecuted Uyghur ethnic group in China’s Xinjiang region before the start of the 2022 Winter Olympics. “Doing so would provide a global public service as…


US Commission Urges UN Report on Uyghurs Before Beijing Olympics

The Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC), a bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers, is calling on the United Nations human rights office to release its assessment on the plight of the persecuted Uyghur ethnic group in China’s Xinjiang region before the start of the 2022 Winter Olympics. “Doing so would provide a global public service as…


Capitol Report (Jan. 13): Supreme Court Blocks Biden Vaccine Mandate

The Biden administration will make high-quality masks and more tests free for Americans, amid surging cases and record hospitalizations. The Supreme Court on Thursday blocked President Joe Biden’s vaccine rule for large businesses—but the court is allowing the mandate for health care workers. Americans are paying at least 7 percent more for most common items…


NHL 2022 Winter Olympic Participation ‘No Longer Feasible,’ Players Not Going to Beijing: NHL Commissioner

The National Hockey League (NHL) announced Wednesday that its players will not participate in the upcoming 2022 Winter Olympic hockey games in Beijing amid concerns over a rise in COVID-19 cases. The NHL and the NHL Players’ Association’s agreement comes after the league has been forced to postpone 50 games to date due to multiple virus outbreaks. On…


Majority of Americans Consider China Top Threat, Survey Finds

A majority of Americans across the political spectrum now see China as the biggest threat to the United States, a dramatic change since 2018, according to a new survey by the Ronald Reagan Institute. “For the first time in our survey, a majority of the American people identify a single country as the greatest threat…


US Lawmakers, Rights Group Criticize IOC Over Talks With Chinese Tennis Player

U.S. lawmakers and a number of rights groups are criticizing the International Olympics Committee (IOC) after its President Thomas Bach took part in a phone call with missing Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai. “It has been disturbing to see the IOC take statements from CCP [Chinese Communist Party] propagandists at face value since Peng Shuai’s…


US Lawmakers, Rights Groups Criticize IOC Over Talks With Chinese Tennis Player

U.S. lawmakers and a number of rights groups are criticizing the International Olympics Committee (IOC) after its President Thomas Bach took part in a phone call with missing Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai. “It has been disturbing to see the IOC take statements from CCP [Chinese Communist Party] propagandists at face value since Peng Shuai’s…


US Lawmakers, Rights Groups Criticize IOC Over Call With Chinese Tennis Player

U.S. lawmakers and a number of rights groups are criticizing the International Olympics Committee (IOC) after its president, Thomas Bach, took part in a video phone call with missing Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai. “It has been disturbing to see the IOC take statements from CCP [Chinese Communist Party] propagandists at face value since Peng…