Tag: Beijing Winter Olympics

Olympic Athletes Heading to Beijing Warned About Chinese Cyber Spies

OTTAWA—Athletes representing Canada in the Beijing Winter Olympics next month are being told to take extra precautions against Chinese cyber surveillance, including the danger of electronic devices being infected with spyware. Sports Minister Pascale St-Onge said the government has been “working closely” with the Olympic and Paralympic committees, which are briefing athletes on security in…


Lithuania: Europe Should Stand Up to China

Cybersecurity is on the docket ahead of the Beijing Winter Olympics. The British Olympics Association is offering new smartphones to its athletes—to block personal data from landing in the communist regime’s hands. In Beijing, police are greeting early arrivals to the Games. Officers then accompany the visitors straight from the airport to a closed area…


CPJ Provides Safety Advice to Journalists While Reporting on Winter Olympics in China

In preparing journalists for going to Beijing for the 2022 Winter Olympics, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) issued safety advice to help journalists better guard themselves against the surveillance of the regime. China remains the world’s worst jailer of journalists for the third year in a row, with 50 behind bars, as the CPJ revealed. Both…


Dutch Athletes Warned to Keep Phones and Laptops out of China: Media

AMSTERDAM—Dutch athletes competing in next month’s Beijing Winter Olympics will need to leave their phones and laptops at home in an unprecedented move to avoid Chinese espionage, Dutch newspaper De Volkskrant reported on Tuesday. The urgent advice to athletes and supporting staff to not bring any personal devices to China was part of a set…


China Ramps Up Tougher Pandemic Control

The United States says it won’t be deterred by China’s latest sanctions. Beijing recently penalized four American officials serving on a religious freedom commission. The move came after the United States levied its own sanctions. China plans to keep a steep tariff in place for at least another year. The tax impacts a certain U.S….


China Exploits Upcoming Winter Olympics to Tighten Persecution of Falun Gong Believers

The Chinese communist regime is again intensifying its persecution of Falun Gong practitioners as the Beijing Winter Olympic Games looms. Harassment and arbitrary detentions have increased in the name of the ruling communist party maintaining “stability.” Four weeks ahead of the Games, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is increasingly targeting Falun Gong believers, especially in…


Chinese Regime Intensifies Persecution of Falun Gong Ahead of Beijing Winter Olympics

The Chinese communist regime is again intensifying its persecution of Falun Gong practitioners as the Beijing Winter Olympic Games looms. Harassment and arbitrary detentions have increased in the name of the ruling communist party maintaining “stability.” Four weeks ahead of the Games, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is increasingly targeting Falun Gong believers, especially in…


Live Q&A: ‘Gang Rules’ Suggest Chaos In CCP’s Leadership; Paranoia Grows Ahead of Olympics

Xi Jinping is putting new emphasis on “internal party regulations” to help maintain the power of the Chinese regime, and this new emphasis is being taken as a sign that the communist party may not be as stable as it appears on the surface. For context, this came after the 16th plenary session of the…


Chinese Communist Party ‘Is Not Qualified to Host the Olympics’: Former Olympian

As more countries are diplomatically boycotting the Beijing Winter Olympics in support of China’s female tennis star Peng Shuai, once China’s national pride—a former sports champion says the Chinese Communist Party “is not qualified to host the Olympics.” Huang Xiaomin, the silver medalist in the women’s 200-meter breaststroke at the 1988 Seoul Olympics, was named one…


‘The Regime Is Not Qualified to Host the Olympics’: Former Olympian

As more countries are diplomatically boycotting the Beijing Winter Olympics in support of China’s female tennis star Peng Shuai, once China’s national pride—a former sports champion says “the regime is not qualified to host the Olympics.” Huang Xiaomin, the silver medalist in the women’s 200-meter breaststroke at the 1988 Seoul Olympics, was named one of…