Tag: Beijing Olympics

Skeleton Medalist Out of Beijing Olympics With Virus

MOSCOW—Skeleton silver medalist Nikita Tregubov and one of his teammates will miss the upcoming Winter Olympics in Beijing after contracting the coronavirus and other athletes are also in doubt, Russian officials said Monday. “Yesterday it became clear that there was no longer a chance of making it,” Tregubov wrote on Instagram. He said he felt…


Beijing Isolates Foreign Olympic Athletes and Officials After COVID Testing

Over 200 foreign athletes, officials, and related personnel who went to China for the Winter Olympics have been isolated by the Chinese regime on Feb. 1. There’s little chance that these people can attend the Games due to Beijing’s “COVID-Zero” policy. Beijing tests all athletes, officials, and related personnel every day, according to the regime’s…


CCP May Collect Top American Athletes’ DNA at Beijing Olympics, Experts Say

Sealed from the rest of Beijing in a “closed-loop” bubble, over 200 American athletes are receiving daily COVID screening for the Winter Olympics. But some expert worry that US Olympians’ DNA might be collected by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Patricia Adams, executive director of Canada-based non-profit Probe International, said “it’s a very likely possibility”…


Jail for Those who Return Home with ‘Malicious Intent,’ China Rewards Those who Report Close Contact with Infectious Cases

China is reinforcing its epidemic zero-tolerance policy for the upcoming Chinese Lunar New Year in a bid to cut off population flows for and to ensure the smooth running of the Olympic games. Transient workers are being threatened with jail if they return to their hometowns with “malicious intent” and some local authorities have encouraged…


Under China’s Strict COVID Controls, Workers Who Return to Their Hometown for New Year Holiday Could Be Jailed

China is reinforcing its epidemic zero-tolerance policy for the upcoming Chinese Lunar New Year in a bid to cut off population flows for and to ensure the smooth running of the Olympic games. Transient workers are being threatened with jail if they return to their hometowns with “malicious intent” and some local authorities have encouraged…


US Warns China of Global Security Risk Due to Russian Threat in Ukraine

Amid intense diplomacy with the Kremlin, the United States is warning the communist regime in China about the global security and economic risks posed by Russian aggression. The move comes after a senior U.S. official suggested that the Beijing Winter Olympics, which open next week, may affect the timing of a possible Russian invasion of…


Live Q&A Webinar: With New Lockdowns, Is the CCP Reaching a Breaking Point?

The Chinese regime is bringing back new lockdown for an alleged new outbreak of the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus. Videos have emerged of authorities welding shut the doors of housing complexes and locking people inside, and reports are increasingly emerging of people nearing starvation. These actions take place just ahead of the Beijing Olympics, and…


Capitol Report (Jan. 25): Wages Can’t Keep Pace With Inflation

As tensions rise, the White House is taking new action to deter Russia from invading Ukraine. The plan aims to control exports and to protect from a gas supply shortage in Europe. And this conflict could cause higher energy costs and prolonged inflation, warns the International Monetary Fund. Border Patrol in southern Texas is reporting…


‘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…