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China has politicised Winter Olympics, charge d'affaires in Beijing not to attend opening, closing ceremonies, says India

Referring to China choosing a PLA commander injured in Galwan clash for 2022 Winter Olympics torch relay, India on Thursday expressed regret that Beijing has chosen to politicise an event like the Olympics and said its charge d'affaires will not be attending the opening or closing ceremony of the event.

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Law aimed at Chinese forced labor to test companies on ESG performance

The Olympics beginning Friday in Beijing will draw attention to U.S. companies' monitoring of their own supply chains.

Roll Call

Lithuania's resistance to Chinese pressure a test for US strategy - Roll Call

Little Lithuania is standing up to China's economic pressure, making it a test case for its Biden administration allies.

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Olympic sponsors' silence on human rights feeds censorship fears

“China's leverage has changed in every dynamic.”

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Putin heads to China to bolster ties amid Ukraine tensions

Russian President Vladimir Putin is heading to Beijing amid the soaring tensions over Ukraine on a trip intended to strengthen Russia's ties with China

The Independent UK

Ukraine latest updates: US says Russia plotting false flag attack

Ukraine news from February 3: The US claims Moscow is planning to fabricate an attack by Ukrainian forces.

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GLIMPSES: Shortened Olympic torch relay passes by Great Wall

Even a shortened Olympic torch relay had time for a stop at the Great Wall of China

The Independent UK

Olympic spotlight back on China for a COVID-tinged Games

It's time to raise the curtain on the Beijing Winter Olympics

The Independent UK

Asian shares mixed as earnings fuel gains on Wall Street

Shares are mixed in Asia, with markets in China still closed for Lunar New Year holidays

The Independent UK

AP News Digest 3:25 am

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The Independent UK

EXPLAINER: Peng Shuai case shows barriers Chinese women face

The controversy surrounding Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai's accusations of sexual assault against a former top politician continues to cast a shadow over the Beijing Winter Olympic Games that officially begin on Friday

The Independent UK

Number of Chinese ships in waters off Senkakus surged since enactment of coast guard law

In the 12 months since the enactment of Chinese legislation that allows China Coast Guard vessels to use weapons, CCG ships have been spotted regularly in waters off the Senkaku Islands in Okinawa Prefecture.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Attacks on Pakistan military bases kill seven soldiers, 13 insurgents- army

Insurgents armed with bombs and guns attacked two Pakistani military bases overnight, killing seven soldiers while losing 13 of their own men, the army said on Thursday, in the latest violence in the resource-rich southwestern Balochistan province where China is investing.

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Cocktails and hazmat suits mingle in the Beijing Olympics bubble

A bartender in the Chinese ski resort of Zhangjiakou wears a blue and white hazmat suit as he pours a cocktail, before passing the drink to a similarly attired waiter who shuffles across the room in blue plastic booties to deliver the drink.

The Independent UK

For Uyghur torchbearer, China's Olympic flame has gone dark

At the age of 17, Kamaltürk Yalqun was chosen to help carry the Olympic flame ahead of the 2008 Summer Games in Beijing, where he later represented his home region in western China

Al Jazeera

Xi promises ‘safe, splendid’ Winter Olympics as COVID cases rise

IOC reports highest number of cases among Games-related personnel, condemns calls for boycott of Beijing 2022.

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'Would not endorse those remarks', says US State Dept spokesperson on Rahul Gandhi's 'Pakistan-China' remarks

The United States has said that it "would not endorse" Rahul Gandhi's remarks on the foreign policies of the BJP-led government, which the Congress leader alleged had brought "China and Pakistan together."

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Top Army leadership carrying out operational review of China, Pakistan border situation

Amid the ongoing military standoff with the Chinese military, the top brass of the Indian Army, led by Army Chief Gen Manoj Mukund Naravane, is carrying out an operational review of the situation along the borders with China and Pakistan on Wednesday in view of the recent changes in the…

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Around 50 athletes test positive for COVID-19 before Beijing Winter Olympics

Amid China's zero-COVID policy, around 50 foreign athletes scheduled to take part in the Beijing Winter Olympics have tested positive for the coronavirus.

The Hindu

U.S. says it does not endorse Rahul Gandhi’s remark on foreign policy

U.S. State Department spokesperson Ned Price was reacting to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s remark in Parliament that the Indian government’s foreign policy had brought China and Pakistan together

The Independent UK

Another Beijing Olympics with human rights still major issue

The 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics are opening with the same concerns that loomed over the 2008 Beijing Olympics: China's record on human rights and its treatment of Tibetans and Uyghur Muslims in western China

The Times of India

Asian Cup: Japan face China for place in final

The penultimate stage of the fight for continental supremacy will play out at the Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex in Pune when Japan take on China and Korea Republic face Philippines in the semifinals of the AFC Women's Asian Cup on Thursday.

The Hindu

Galwan clash | China suffered higher losses than reported, says Australian newspaper

The report said it also showed the extreme lengths Beijing has gone to silence discussion about the battle.

Reuters

Olympics-Beijing will deliver 'safe and splendid' Games-Chinese President Xi

The Beijing Olympics, which officially opens on Friday, will be streamlined, safe and splendid, Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Thursday, as the head of the IOC decried boycott ghosts "rearing their ugly heads again" over human rights concerns.

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