Tag: 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics

Toronto Mayoral Candidate Cites Phrase Coined by Xi Jinping as Reason for Running

A Chinese Toronto mayoral candidate said he’s running because he wants to “tell the China story well,” a phrase introduced by Chinese leader Xi Jinping in directing state media’s work of promoting Chinese Communist Party (CCP) messaging to the world. In a May 3 press conference, Tony Luk announced that he will be throwing his…


Is China’s Investigation of the ‘Chained Woman’ Set to Do Her More Harm Than Good?

Parents in China understand the need to keep a close eye on their children: to prevent them from wandering off, as there is an ever-present risk of child abduction. Over there, the idea of children being stolen, sold, and enslaved is not an abstract notion or an isolated circumstance—it’s a day-to-day reality. In 1995, a…


Anti-CCP Sentiment Flares in South Korea Over Winter Olympics Dispute Before Presidential Election

The South Koreans are very angry. Disputes at the Beijing Winter Olympics, from woman wearing Hanbok at the opening ceremony to a controversial penalty in short track speed skating, have sharply inflamed anti-Chinese Communist Party (CCP) sentiment in South Korea. This could influence how people vote in South Korea’s presidential election in March. Hanbok Controversy…


Legality of Dual Citizenship in China Depends on the CCP’s Needs: Expert

News Analysis Dual nationality is not recognized in China, according to the country’s Nationality Law—but the law might be ignored if it is in the communist ruling party’s interest and what it deems necessary. For example, the Chinese regime banned the Australian government from intervening in the rescue of a Hongkonger arrested last year on the…


Factors Contributing to Global Shipping Rate Plunge: China Economic Analysts

Chinese industry analysts attribute the global shipping rate drop to a number of China-related factors, including Beijing’s environmental protection order for the Winter Olympics, China’s reduced steel production, and the easing of port entry disruptions due to COVID-19 that sent shipping rates sky-high last year. Global rates for large bulk carriers have plunged by 90…


Multiple Factors Contributing to Global Shipping Rate Plunge: China Economic Analysts

Chinese industry analysts attribute the global shipping rate drop to a number of China-related factors, including Beijing’s environmental protection order for the Winter Olympics, China’s reduced steel production, and the easing of port entry disruptions due to COVID-19 that sent shipping rates sky-high last year. Global rates for large bulk carriers have plunged by 90…


3 Days Before the Beijing Olympics, New York Man’s Mother Was Arrested for Her Faith, Again

On Wednesday, Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) issued a statement in which he highlighted the human rights abuses happening right now in China—and within that statement, Scott highlighted the case of a woman named Ji Yunzhi: “Three days before the opening of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, Ji Yunzhi, a Falun Gong practitioner, was arrested…


Why Are America’s Athletes Defecting to China? Red China’s Hidden Olympic Agenda

For this special two-part edition of The Wide Angle, I’m joined by China economics professor Antonio Graceffo—a graduate of the Shanghai University of Sport. I garner his insights into two pivotal U.S.-China issues: American-born athletes starring on the China Olympic team; and China’s startling high-volume investment in U.S. biopharm and genomics companies. While seemingly unrelated,…


Winter Olympics Sees All-Time Viewership Lows

Following the first four nights of competition at the Beijing Winter Olympics, NBC is slated for the lowest-rated Winter Games in history. NBC, USA Network, and Peacock averaged 12.8 million viewers on Friday night, down tremendously from the 27.8 million average four years ago for the event in South Korea’s Pyeongchang. Viewership for the opening ceremony…


Papua New Guinean PM Tests Positive to COVID-19 During Trip to Winter Olympic Opening Ceremony

Papua New Guinean Prime Minister James Marape has tested positive for COVID-19 upon arriving in Beijing on Feb. 3 for the opening of the Winter Olympic Games. His office revealed on Feb. 6, that the prime minister will not travel to France the following week for the Indo-Pacific summit, where he was slated to meet…