Tag: 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics

Beijing Initiates ‘Olympic Bubble’ Measures for Pandemic Control

A coronavirus outbreak in Beijing’s neighboring city of Tianjin comes just four weeks before the start of the Winter Olympics in the Chinese capital. This means all 15 million Tianjin residents are barred from entering Beijing which is 100 kilometers away. Meanwhile, Beijing’s so-called “Closed Loop” or “Bubble” measures for the Winter Olympics are now…


China Announces Plans to Upgrade Nuclear Weapons

The Chinese regime says it will continue to upgrade its nuclear weapons. The statement comes just a day after Beijing pledged to work toward “a world without nuclear weapons.” The Chinese Communist Party “is not qualified to host the Olympics.” That’s what a former Chinese Olympian says—after competing for years under the regime. An iPhone…


Global Imams Council Bans Muslims From Attending Beijing Winter Olympics

The Global Imams Council (GIC) of Muslim faith leaders on Dec. 30 banned followers of Islam from participating in and attending the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, citing the oppression of Uyghurs in China’s northwestern Xinjiang region. The GIC is the world’s first and largest transnational non-governmental body of Muslim religious leaders from all Islamic denominations and…


Xi Wins Putin’s Attendance at Beijing 2022 Opening Ceremony; Amtrak Suspends Worker Vaccine Mandate

A U.S. court of appeals has given the green light to President Joe Biden’s vaccine mandate for private companies, and the case is now expected to be challenged in the Supreme Court. At the same time, there is a growing list of companies, like Amtrak, that are reversing their vaccine mandate policies. Biden has warned…


Majority of Canadians Support Boycotting Beijing Winter Olympics, New Poll Shows

The majority of Canadians support boycotting the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics due to China’s human rights record, while many are also concerned for the safety of the athletes who will be competing, according to a new poll. Conducted by the Vancouver-based Research Co., the poll shows 56 percent of Canadians support boycotting the Olympics, scheduled…


Majority of Canadians Support Full Boycott of Beijing Olympics, Poll Shows

The majority of Canadians support boycotting the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics due to China’s human rights record, while many are also concerned for the safety of the athletes who will be competing, according to a new poll. Conducted by the Vancouver-based Research Co., the poll shows 56 percent of Canadians support boycotting the Olympics, scheduled…


15 Human Rights Groups Urge NBC Not to Broadcast 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics

SAN FRANCISCO—15 human rights groups gathered outside the NBC Sports office in San Francisco on Friday, Dec. 10 to call on the station not to air the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games. In light of Human Rights Day, the groups—comprised of Tibetan, Uyghur, Southern Mongolian, Hong Kong, Taiwanese, Chinese Democracy, and other human rights campaign…


UN Chief Accepts Invitation to Beijing Winter Olympics Despite Diplomatic Boycotts

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has accepted the invitation to attend the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, despite diplomatic boycotts by several Western nations of the games in protest of the Chinese regime’s ongoing human rights violations in Xinjiang. “The secretary-general received an invitation from the International Olympic Committee to attend the opening of the Beijing…


A Diplomatic Boycott of the Winter Olympic Games?

Commentary The Biden Administration has announced that the United States will not officially participate in the Winter Olympics, scheduled to be held in Beijing from Feb. 4 to 20, 2022. Although the diplomatic boycott means that there will be no official American representation in Beijing during the Games, Team USA will still be able to…


Australia Announces Diplomatic Boycott of Beijing Winter Olympics

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has announced that Australia will join the United States in a diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. “It will come as no surprise that the Australian government will not be sending any official representatives to the forthcoming Winter Games in China,” Morrison told reporters in Canberra on Dec….