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World leaders: Who's coming, who isn't to Beijing Olympics

The U.S., Britain and a handful of others aren’t sending dignitaries to the Beijing Winter Games as part of a diplomatic boycott, but the Chinese capital is still attracting an array of world leaders for Friday’s opening ceremony

The Independent UK

North Korea’s Kim calls Winter Olympics ‘great victory’ for China

Kim Jong Un tells Chinese President Xi Jinping he also wants to further improve relations between the two countries.

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U.S. lawmakers push to rename Taiwan's de facto embassy in Washington

A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers proposed matching bills in the Senate and House of Representatives on Thursday that would require the United States to negotiate the renaming of Taiwan's de facto embassy in Washington as the "Taiwan Representative Office," a move certain to rankle China.

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Australian wine exports fall but there are signs of uptake in new markets

But there are signs other markets are starting to pick up the product no longer going to China.

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Women’s Football Asian Cup | China dethrones Japan, meets Korea in final

Earlier, Korea beat the Philippines 2-0 to enter the final for the first time in five attempts

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N.Korea's Kim calls Olympics 'great victory' for China, calls for better relations

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un sent a message to Chinese President Xi Jinping congratulating him on the Beijing Winter Olympics as a "great victory" and saying he wanted to improve relations between their countries, state news agency KCNA reported on Friday.

Reuters

Won’t endorse Rahul Gandhi's remarks: US

WASHINGTON/ NEW DELHI: The US state department said Wednesday it “would not endorse” Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s remarks in which he had alleged that the Narendra Modi government had driven China and Pakistan into an embrace.

The Times of India

Beijing Olympics: US legislators decry China human rights abuses

On eve of Winter Games opening ceremonies, Congress raises voices of human rights activists amid US diplomatic boycott.

Al Jazeera

As Olympics 2022 set to open, avoiding a disaster might be considered success

BEIJING — China had something to prove when it hosted the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Los Angeles Times

U.S. says China ties will not make up for consequences of Russian invasion of Ukraine

The U.S. State Department warned Russia on Thursday that a closer relationship between Moscow and Beijing would not make up for the consequences of a Russian invasion of Ukraine and only make the Russian economy more brittle.

Reuters

India witnessing ‘trailers’ of future conflicts: Army chief

NEW DELHI: India is witnessing “trailers” of future conflicts and its adversaries like China and Pakistan will continue efforts to achieve their strategic aims by use of “grey zone” tactics instead of a full-fledged war, Army chief General M M Naravane said on Thursday.

The Times of India

38 Chinese soldiers died in Galwan clash: Oz report

NEW DELHI: China lost at least 38 soldiers during the violent Galwan clashes with India in June 2020, which is much more than the five casualties Beijing has officially acknowledged till now, an Australian website has claimed.

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Indian diplomats to boycott Olympics over China’s torchbearer

NEW DELHI: The Indian mission in Beijing will not participate in the opening and closing ceremonies of the Winter Olympics, which officially kicks off on Friday, the government announced on Thursday. The decision followed the revelation on Wednesday that a PLA regiment commander involved in the June 2020 Galwan clashes…

Chicago Sun-Times

Olympics coverage: a gold medal in glossing over

Even those paid to hype the 2022 Winter Olympics have trouble mentioning they’re taking place in China.

France 24

Olympics in a bubble: How high are the stakes for Xi Jinping's China?

Can Xi Jinping's China pull it off? Can happy pictures of a torch relay reduced to 72 hours and tightly cropped images of top-level competitions make the world forget about the empty seats, the Covid bubble, the artificial snow, the tight security and the pressure on sponsors over human rights…

The Hindu

Winter is here: On India’s diplomatic boycott of Beijing Winter Olympics

The games in China have taken on political significance, domestically and globally

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A border move that will only bolster China

The attempt to delink the strategically important area of Depsang from the ongoing Ladakh border crisis is worrying

Evening Standard

Tiny stowaway gecko survives 4,800-mile trip from China to UK hidden among musical instruments

The Asian house gecko, nicknamed Thin Lizard, was mistakenly sealed in an ocean shipping container for the three month journey

The Conversation

Silence is golden? Olympic athletes' freedom of speech muted by Games organizers

Beyond the Olympic’s facade of glitz, glamour and gold there’s a glaring and controversial regulation — the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) Rule 50. Rule 50 prohibits athletes from demonstrating during competition or on the podium.

ABC News

China's 2008 Olympics heralded its arrival on the world stage, but this year's Games will be very different

China is making a very different statement to the world with the opening of this year's Games when compared to the 2008 Summer Olympics. The clues are hidden in its choice of song and guest list.

The Times of India

China stun Japan in AFC Women's Asian Cup semis, face Korea in final

China and Korea Republic will battle it out for top honours at AFC Women’s Asian Cup after winning their respective semifinals at Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex in Pune on Thursday. While China rode an extra-time equaliser and successful last penalty from captain Wang Shanshan to win 4-3 in a…

Axios

What a diplomatic boycott of the Winter Olympics means

Nearly half of all Americans say they approve of the diplomatic boycott.

Tribune News Service

Putin courts China’s Xi for help in showdown with the West

Russia’s Vladimir Putin and China’s Xi Jinping hold their first in-person meeting in more than two years Friday as the two presidents find themselves increasingly aligned against a common adversary.

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