MERIBEL, France—Considering the dearth of candidates to stage the Winter Olympics amid spiralling venue costs, the IOC may have to resort to lining up a list of fixed, rotating hosts. A highly theoretical list could include Salt Lake City and Vancouver in North America, Pyeongchang in Asia and places like Switzerland, Italy and Scandinavia in…
Canadians Ambivalent About the Value of Hosting International Sporting Events: Report
Canadians have mixed feelings about hosting future international sporting events, with many seeing value in such events, and others viewing world competitions like the Olympics to be “corrupt” and “too expensive,” says a Heritage Department internal report. “There is no clear consensus among respondents who believe large scale international sporting events will be fairly or…
Xi Defends China’s COVID Zero Policy Amid Lockdown Chaos
Chinese communist leader Xi Jinping defended China’s strict COVID zero policy at a Beijing Winter Olympics Commendation Ceremony recently. The experience of the Winter Olympics shows that China’s pandemic control policy has once again stood the test and deserved a gold medal, Xi said at the ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in…
Beijing Hired ‘Real Housewives’ Star, Paralympian, TikTok Influencers to Boost Winter Olympics
April 9, 2022
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A “Real Housewives” star, a Paralympian, and a top TikTok celebrity are among social media influencers the Chinese regime financed to help boost the image of the Beijing Winter Olympics in the minds of millions in the United States and elsewhere, new Justice Department records show. The social media posts promoting Beijing’s narrative on the…
Beijing Hired ‘Real Housewives’ Star, Paralympian, TikTok Influencers to Boost Winter Olympics in US
April 9, 2022
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A “Real Housewives” star, a Paralympian, and a top TikTok celebrity are among social media influencers the Chinese regime financed to help boost the image of the Beijing Winter Olympics in the minds of millions in the United States and elsewhere, new Justice Department records show. The social media posts promoting Beijing’s narrative on the…
Beijing Hired Prominent American Influencers to Boost Winter Olympics in US
April 9, 2022
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A “Real Housewives” star, a Paralympian, and a top TikTok celebrity are among social media influencers the Chinese regime financed to help boost the image of the Beijing Winter Olympics in the minds of millions in the United States and elsewhere, new Justice Department records show. The social media posts promoting Beijing’s narrative on the…
As China’s Trial of Digital Yuan at Olympics Ends, Experts Warn of Dangers of Digital Currency
February 24, 2022
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As China’s debut of its digital currency draws to a close in tandem with the 2022 Winter Olympics, the regime’s crypto ambitions remain in place. Experts warned of the Chinese Communist Party’s centralized control, both at home and abroad. A digital currency will empower the regime’s control over its populace, especially dissenters, as all future…
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A summit between President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin is in the works. The French president suggested it for security purposes. Meanwhile, while the U.S. defense secretary says Russia could take Ukraine’s capital. Canadian police have cleared protesters from the country’s capital. We take a look at what happened over the weekend. The…
US Figure Skater Barred From Olympics Closing Ceremony Over COVID-19 Despite 14 Negative Results
February 21, 2022
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U.S. figure skater Vincent Zhou couldn’t join his team at the Winter Olympics closing ceremony on Feb. 20 after being flagged as a COVID-19 close contact, despite testing negative for the disease more than a dozen times. “I won’t be marching in the Closing Ceremony tonight,” Zhou wrote on his Instagram story on Sunday. “Before…
Trouble in Xi Jinping’s Communist Paradise?
Commentary It seems Chinese leader Xi Jinping is riding high in the saddle these days. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) allowed China to host the 2022 Winter Olympics in semi-arid and snowless Beijing. Is semi-arid too extreme a description for February in Beijing? Why would the Winter Olympics be hosted in a city that averages two-tenths…
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