The cost of goods such as iPhones, shoes, and electricity could go up if countries break from their dependency on Russia and China, but it’s the price the world must pay to safeguard the rules-based order, Lithuania’s foreign minister has stated. Lithuania’s Gabrielius Landsbergis made the comments in an address to the National Press Club…
Breaking Dependency on Russia, China Will Cost Us, but It’s Worth It: Lithuanian Foreign Minister
‘Incomprehensible That Beijing Qualified to Hold Olympics’: Coalition Exposing Organ Pillaging in China
How is it that a human-rights violator has come to be hosting the Winter Olympics at this moment? This is the question put to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and participating governments and sponsors of the Games by an NGO involved with investigation and outreach over China’s billion-dollar, state-sanctioned murder-for-organs industry. The Chinese Communist Party…
Beijing Olympic Judges Accused of Favoritism Over Rulings Leading to Gold for China
China’s quest for gold medals at the Beijing Winter Olympics has been one filled with drama. Two out of three golds so far have come from the short track speed skating. Both wins came about from post-race reviews in favor of China, sparking protest from aggrieved players, as well as accusations of referee favoritism for…
Beijing Tries to Flip the Script on Oppression
News Analysis How has Beijing responded to U.S. pronouncements that it stands with its athletes and their freedom of speech? Expectedly, it answered according to a time-tested two-part strategy from the authoritarian handbook: totally deny all allegations and instead assert that all of those under regime control love the government and are living in perfect…
China Bets on US-Born Players to Win Gold at Beijing Olympics
Bay Area-born freestyle skier Eileen Gu crashed the Chinese internet after winning gold for China on her debut at the Beijing Winter Olympics, the first of three she hopes to claim on behalf of her mother’s home country. “The future is bright” for Gu and her teammates, read a Feb. 8 letter from China’s Winter…
China Recruits US-Born Athletes to Boost Beijing’s Olympic Gold Medal Drive
Bay Area-born freestyle skier Eileen Gu crashed the Chinese internet after winning gold for China on her debut at the Beijing Winter Olympics, the first of three she hopes to claim on behalf of her mother’s home country. “The future is bright” for Gu and her teammates, read a Feb. 8 letter from China’s Winter…
‘Puppetry’: Use of Uyghur Skier in Opening Winter Olympics Ceremony Draws Criticism
The Winter Olympics in Beijing, already off to an awkward start thanks to a local guard’s widely reported mishandling of a Dutch reporter, took a controversial turn when a skier representing the persecuted Uyghur minority of western China took part in the flame-carrying ritual that marked the official opening of the Games on Friday. The…
‘Puppetry’: Use of Uyghur Skier in Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony Draws Criticism
The Winter Olympics in Beijing, already off to an awkward start thanks to a local guard’s widely reported mishandling of a Dutch reporter, took a controversial turn when a skier representing the persecuted Uyghur minority of western China took part in the flame-carrying ritual that marked the official opening of the Games on Friday. The…
Capitol Report (Jan. 7): Olympians Speaking Out Over Conditions
The new German leader is here in Washington for the first time Monday. His talks with U.S. President Joe Biden are dominated by one topic. Biden’s national security adviser warned over the weekend that a Russian invasion of Ukraine may be imminent. Congressman Michael Guest, vice ranking member of the Committee on Homeland Security, tells…
‘Ashamed:’ Lawmaker Slams IOC for Turning Blind Eye to Genocide, Organ Harvesting in China
Rep. Steve Chabot (R-Ohio) criticized the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for allowing the Chinese regime to host the Winter Games in Beijing, even as the Communist Party is engaging in genocide and forced organ harvesting against persecuted groups. “The International Olympic Committee should be embarrassed in picking the PRC, China, in the first place when…
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