In a daring expose to Latvian national broadcasters at the Beijing Games, Olympic medalist and current coach of the Latvian luge team Martins Rubenis spoke candidly about his disdain for the Chinese Communist Party and its attempts to manipulate the world by turning the Games into one big “political theatre.” In the interview, on Feb….
EXCLUSIVE Q&A: ‘Olympic Games Will Expose the Chinese Communist Party’—Latvian Coach Martins Rubenis
Don’t Let the Bright Lights of the Olympics Blind You to the People Suffering in Its Shadows
Commentary While millions of people around the world were watching the opening ceremony of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, in the very same city the ceremony was taking place, Xu Yonghai was being put under house arrest at a motel. Xu is an elder at his house church, Beijing Holy Love Fellowship, and he has…
Russian Figure Skater’s Team Claims Doping Test Result May Be Due to Grandfather’s Heart Medication
Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva’s earlier positive doping test result may have been due to her grandfather’s heart medication, the teenager’s legal team and an Olympic official said. Denis Oswald, the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) permanent chair of the disciplinary commission, said on Tuesday that the teenage athlete claimed her test may have been contaminated…
‘Shame on the IOC’—Andrew Bremberg on the 2022 Beijing Olympics and Human Rights Atrocities in China
“What else does a country need to do in terms of terrible human rights abuses and bad behavior to merit a response from international organizations like the IOC?” Today, we sit down with Andrew Bremberg, President of the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation and former U.S. Representative to the Office of the United Nations. “One…
Human Rights Groups March Across Golden Gate Bridge to Boycott Beijing Olympics
SAN FRANCISCO—Thirteen human rights groups crossed the Golden Gate Bridge and went to the Chinese Consulate in San Francisco on Feb. 4 to express opposition to holding the 2022 Winter Olympics in China. The groups told NTD Television that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has a long track record of human rights abuses. “Today, we’re…
Media Freedom in China Declining at ‘Breakneck Speed’: Report
Foreign journalists face “unprecedented hurdles” covering China as the communist regime has stepped up intimidation, harassment, and lawsuits against them, a reporters group said in a new report. The vast majority, 99 percent, of foreign correspondents surveyed by the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of China (FCCC) said the reporting conditions in China didn’t meet international standards….
Canadians Say Human Rights More Important Than Trade With China: New Poll
Canadians say human rights and rule of law are more important than trade opportunities with China, a new Angus Reid poll says. The survey, published on Jan. 10, asked respondents what they think Canada’s priority should be in its dealing with China, and whether they are worried about the economic consequences of standing up to…
Canadians Say Human Rights More Important Than Trade With China: Poll
Canadians say human rights and the rule of law are more important than trade opportunities with China, a new Angus Reid poll shows. The survey, published on Jan. 10, asked respondents what they think Canada’s priority should be in its dealings with China and whether they are worried about the economic consequences of standing up…
Beijing Hires Neighbourhood Watchers Before Olympics
News Analysis The Chinese Communist regime recently publicized its engaging of citizen to carry out stability maintenance during the Winter Olympics. On Dec. 2, Guo Shengkun, the Secretary of the Political and Legal Affairs Commission, touted the importance of grasping political security through adopting the “Maple Bridge experience,” and deepening “grid management.” The Maple Bridge…
China Poses Bigger Threat to Democracies After 2022 Winter Olympics, Expert Says
The communist regime in China is going to be a bigger threat to the international rules-based order after the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, a China expert warned. “The regime is going to become, I would expect, even more hostile to the established order than it has been before,” said Bradly Thayer, adding the Games would…
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