Category: Beijing 2022 Olympics

‘Chinese Communist Party Is Not Our Friend’: Kanter Freedom Spotlights Human Rights Ahead of Beijing Olympics

The world cannot sit by and watch China’s ruling communist party whitewash its decades-long human rights atrocities with the upcoming Beijing Winter Olympics, human rights activists have said with the Games slated to begin next week. “The world needs to wake up and realize that the Chinese Communist Party is not our friend,” said NBA…


Communist China ‘Is Not Our Friend’: NBA Player Urges World to Stand up to Beijing’s Olympic Whitewashing

The world cannot sit by and watch China’s ruling communist party whitewash its decades-long human rights atrocities with the upcoming Beijing Winter Olympics, human rights activists have said with the Games slated to begin next week. “The world needs to wake up and realize that the Chinese Communist Party is not our friend,” said NBA…


“No Need to Worry about Security,” Australian Team Chief Tells Olympics Athletes

Australian Winter Olympics chef de mission Geoff Lipshut holds no security or safety concerns for athletes competing in Beijing this February, allowing the team to take no special preventive measures such as burner phones. This comes after Australia joined the ranks of the United States, Great Britain and several allies in a diplomatic boycott of…


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…


6 Czech Players Test Positive Ahead of Olympic Training Camp

PRAGUE—Six players on the Czech Republic’s Olympic hockey team have tested positive for the coronavirus, national team coach Filip Pešán said Friday. The six players, all unnamed, are among a group of 12 that came from the Russia-based KHL. “It’s a complicated situation and it’s changing every hour,” Pešán said, adding none of the positive…


State Department Condemns Beijing for Imprisoning 11 Falun Gong Practitioners Weeks Before Olympics

The U.S. State Department on Jan. 21 condemned the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) for sentencing 11 Falun Gong practitioners to prison terms as long as eight years for exercising their religious beliefs. The Jan. 14 sentences were handed down just weeks ahead of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing. The State Department is calling on…


Beijing Warns of ‘Punishment’ if Foreign Athletes Protest at Olympics

A Beijing 2022 official has cautioned foreign athletes against speaking out during the upcoming Winter Olympics, warning that any behavior that crosses the Chinese regulations could potentially get them ejected out of the Games. “Any expression that is in line with the Olympic spirit I’m sure will be protected, and anything and any behavior or…


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…


Exiled Artist Ai Weiwei on Beijing Games

Ai Weiwei is one of China’s most famous artists, and many regard him as one of the world’s greatest living ones. Working with the Swiss architectural firm Herzog & de Meuron, he helped design the Bird’s Nest Stadium, the centerpiece of Beijing’s 2008 Summer Olympics. The stadium in northern Beijing, instantly recognizable for its weave…