OLYMPICS
The recent exposure of "sustained cyberbullying" against Chinese Olympic diving champion Quan Hongchan has ignited a wave of backlash and outrage among netizens on social media. Yet beyond the emotional reaction, some commentators suggest the incident (and its sudden amplification) may point to a more calculated narrative shaped by Chinese
Commission to Profile Chinese Political Prisoners as Beijing Olympics Approaches
The Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC) was created by the U.S. Congress in October 2020...
Rolling Out ‘Full Process Democracy’, Beijing Attempts to Equate Communism With Liberty
News analysis U.S. President Joe Biden’s campaign saw the invitation of over 100 world leaders, civil...
US Officially Announces Diplomatic Boycott of 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics
On Dec. 6, Washington announced a diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Winter Olympics scheduled to take place...
UN Ratifies Olympic Truce as Several Nations Boycott Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics
On Dec. 2, the United Nations (UN) ratified an Olympic Truce ahead of the 2022 Olympics in Beijing, to...
WTA Officially Pulls Out of China Over Peng Shuai Disappearance
The Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) has decided to end all tournaments in China over concerns surrounding...
Biden: US May Boycott 2022 Beijing Olympics Over Human Rights Concerns
President Joe Biden told reporters on Nov. 18 that the U.S. is considering a diplomatic boycott of next...
2022 Winter Olympics: China Men’s Hockey Team Gets The Nod From IIHF to Participate
The International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) announced on Nov. 2 that China’s men’s ice hockey team...
IOC to Restrict 2022 Beijing Games Attendance to Only Mainland China Spectators
In compliance with Beijing's communist government, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced...
Mattel Makes Barbie Doll of Chilean Paralympian
For countless generations, statues have been created to immortalize heroes; large marble replicas of...