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Dumfries and Galloway curlers taste medal glory at Beijing Winter Olympics

Vicky Wright took gold in the women's event, with Grant Hardie, Hammy McMillan, Bobby Lammie and Ross Whyte taking silver in the men's competition

Daily Record

One American life, set on new course by Nixon’s China visit

For one 11-year-old American boy, Richard Nixon's trip to China changed almost everything

The Independent UK

Japanese Olympians welcomed back at Narita Airport

Some of the athletes who participated in the Beijing Olympics returned to Japan via Narita Airport on Monday evening.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

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La Velle E. Neal III: China should never have been allowed to hold these Olympics

BEIJING – Sports fans have been forced to gaze toward China this month as it held a Winter Olympics it should have never been allowed to hold.

Tribune News Service

Australia plane had 'right' to watch China navy vessel in its waters -PM Morrison

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said an Australian surveillance plane was doing its job when it was "put under threat" with a laser from a Chinese navy ship, rejecting Beijing's assertion the plane came too close.

Reuters

India’s Faltering Nonalignment

The Ukraine Crisis Should Force New Delhi to Rethink Its Russia Policy

Foreign Affairs

China accuses Australian defence force of ‘spiteful’ actions after laser accusation

Prime minister Scott Morrison says Australia makes ‘no apology’ for location of surveillance plane

The Guardian - AU

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Inside Beijing's Olympic Games spy network - constantly watching athletes and fans

Even Olympic champions described the Winter Games in Beijing, China, as the most controversial since the Berlin Olympics of 1936 under Hitler’s Nazi regime

Daily Mirror

Use international law, call out China’s violations

New Delhi needs to mainstream global law lexicon into its diplomatic toolkit to respond to Beijing’s direct challenges

The Hindu

Why Vladimir Putin is so confident in his Ukraine strategy – he has a trump card in China

The Beijing Winter Olympics will be remembered not just for China’s efforts to impress the world amid criticisms of its human rights record. The games were also held against the backdrop of the most dramatic escalation of strategic tensions between Russia and the West since the end of the Cold…

The Conversation

Kamila Valieva horror show proves the price of Olympic gold is too high

This is not a problem happening just in Russia – a win-at-all-costs mentality is affecting young athletes more than ever

The Guardian - UK

Ukraine Crisis Tests China-Russia Partnership

Russia’s military buildup along its border with Ukraine is testing the possibility of a Moscow-Beijing axis lining up against the US and its allies. Russian leader Vladimir Putin's meeting with Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in Beijing this month fed speculation that a new alliance could form between the two great…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Nixon-Mao meeting: four lessons from 50 years of US-China relations

It was “the week that changed the world”. On February 21 1972, Chinese leader Mao Zedong and US president Richard Nixon met in Beijing to reset their countries’ relations, which had been frozen for the previous two decades.

The Conversation

Journalists’ group ‘dismayed’ by treatment at Beijing Winter Olympics

Foreign Correspondents’ Club of China says reporters tailed and manhandled by security despite assurances from Games officials

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Xi counts some diplomatic wins after polarizing Winter Olympics

The Beijing Winter Olympics ended Sunday without a major protest, diplomatic incident, virus debacle or war in Ukraine. For Chinese President Xi Jinping, that’s about as good as could be expected.

The Independent UK

EXPLAINER: Ukraine crisis tests China-Russia partnership

Russia’s military buildup along its border with Ukraine is testing the possibility of a Moscow-Beijing axis lining up against the U.S. and its allies

The Independent UK

Anne congratulates Team GB athletes on ‘making country proud’ at Beijing games

The Princess Royal also paid tribute to Team GB’s women’s curling team who secured Britain’s only gold medal of the Olympics.

The Independent UK

Team GB fall short of Winter Olympic medal target despite curling continuing gold streak

Great Britain have struck gold at the last four Winter Games but UK Sport’s pre-Games target of three to seven medals was not met in Beijing

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The Guardian - UK

Winter Olympics: highs, lows, heroes and villains of Beijing 2022

Our writers pick their best moments, from Alexandra Trusova’s extraordinary rant to Erin Jackson’s groundbreaking gold

Axios

Beijing avoided Olympics disaster

Controversy simmered, but didn't boil over.

Caixin Global

Opinion: China’s Olympic Legacy Is About Becoming a Sporting Superpower

China is only at the beginning of its phenomenal winter sports growth, with the country set to overtake the U.S. as the world’s biggest skiing nation by 2025

The Independent UK

China sanctions US defence contractors over Taiwan deal

China says it will sanction Raytheon Technologies and Lockheed Martin, two U.S. defense contractors that previously faced sanctions, over arms sales to Taiwan

Evening Standard

£28m for just two medals as curling glory fails to mask Winter Olympics disappoointment for Team GB

As Team GB depart Beijing, they have their curlers to thank for a disaster averted, but once the glow of Eve Muirhead & Co.’s gold, as well as men’s silver, on the final weekend fades, it will be difficult to judge these Winter Olympics as much more than a disappointment.

The Independent UK

AP PHOTOS: Bye bye bubble — but 1 final zero-COVID reminder

Leaving the Winter Olympics brings one full circle with a final early morning visit to an eerily empty Beijing airport.

The Guardian - AU

Laser incident involving Chinese warship most serious in growing trend, ADF says

Scott Morrison says countries deserve explanation over ‘dangerous’ use of laser while Beijing tells Australia to ‘stop maliciously spreading disinformation’

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