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2022-02-06 19:00:14 An Olympics like no other: Can sports overcome the controversy of Beijing 2022?

Defying a raging pandemic and months of international controversy, the 2022 Winter Olympics officially opened as scheduled in the Chinese capital on Friday night.

This is sure to be an Olympics like no other.

独一无二的奥运会：奥林匹克精神能否战胜2022年的疫情？

2022年冬奥会不顾肆虐的疫情和数月来国际上的争议，于周五晚在中国首都北京正式开幕。重重要素使得它成为一届独一无二的奥运会。 Open / Comment

2022-02-06 15:30:04 Suspected Chinese hackers hit News Corp with "persistent cyberattack"

Journalists of the News Corp-owned Wall Street Journal were targeted in the hack, which appeared to focus on reporters and editors covering China-related issues.

Cybersecurity believes that the hackers are "likely involved in espionage activities to collect intelligence to benefit China's interests".

疑似中国的黑客以“持续网络攻击”袭击新闻集团

新闻集团旗下的《华尔街日报》的记者成为黑客攻击的目标，报道中国相关问题的记者和编辑成为黑客攻击的重点。网络安全部门认为，黑客“可能参与间谍活动，收集情报，以利于中国的利益”。 Open / Comment

2022-02-06 11:30:02 Taiwan called Putin's and Xi Jinping's "one China" statement false

Taiwan condemns the joint statement of Russia and China, in which the countries reaffirmed their commitment to the principle of "one China," implying Beijing's sovereignty over the island. The Taiwanese Foreign Ministry said in a statement.

台湾称普京和习近平的“一个中国”声明为假

台湾 谴责 俄罗斯和中国 的联合声明，两国重申了对“一个中国”原则的坚持，这意味着 中华人民共和国 对台湾拥有主权，台湾外交部 在一份声明中说到。 Open / Comment

2022-02-05 19:00:05 State Department threatened PRC businesses if they try to ease sanctions against Russia

Chinese companies, as well as businesses from other countries, may face consequences when trying to soften the effect of sanctions against Moscow, which Washington intends to introduce in case of Russia's "invasion" of Ukraine. This was stated by the representative of the U.S. Department of State, Ned Price, during a briefing. Open / Comment

2022-02-05 15:00:08 Chinese, Russian foreign ministers meet in Beijing, vow closer coordination

Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Beijing on Thursday, vowing closer coordination between the two countries on a wide range of issues.

Wang said the priority of his meeting with Lavrov was to make the final political preparations for the face-to-face talks between the two heads of state, the first of its kind in more than two years. Open / Comment

2022-02-05 11:00:08 China slams U.S. revocation of China Unicom authorization to operate

China is firmly opposed to the U.S. Federal Communications Commission's decision to revoke its "Authorization to Operate" for China Unicom's U.S. unit, the Chinese Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) said on Thursday.

It added that the U.S. move seriously damages the domestic business environment and harms the legitimate rights and interests of Chinese enterprises and global consumers, including U.S. users. Open / Comment

2022-02-04 19:00:06 Putin wrote an article about the strategic partnership between Russia and China

Russian President Vladimir Putin has written an article for China's Xinhua news agency in which he talked about the partnership and the future in relations between Russia and China. The text was published on the Kremlin website on February 3.

The article, "Russia and China: a strategic partnership focused on the future," was published ahead of the Russian leader's visit to Beijing, where on Friday, February 4, Putin will meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping and attend the opening of the Winter Olympics. Open / Comment

2022-02-04 15:00:06 Beneath the Great Wall of China lies the world's deepest high-speed railway station

With the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics fast approaching, the world's first self-driving high-speed train is already in action, transporting athletes and officials between the two main cities hosting the games on the historic Beijing-Zhangjiakou intercity railway.

The fact that this bullet train can drive itself is remarkable enough. But partway through the 56-minute ride, it passes through another engineering marvel: the Badaling Great Wall Station. Open / Comment

2022-02-04 11:00:08 Beijing 2022: Life inside the Winter Olympics bubble

Robots serving drinks, temperature-controlled sleep pods and disinfectant everywhere.

These are the everyday scenes that Olympic athletes, officials and media covering the event will be living with for the next few weeks as the Winter Games get under way in the Chinese capital Beijing.

The 2022 Beijing Games are likely to be the most controlled international sporting event held to date. Open / Comment

2022-02-03 19:00:09 Soros calls Omicron a threat to Xi Jinping's rule

The spread in China of the Omicron coronavirus strain and the real estate crisis could result in China's leader Xi Jinping not being re-elected for a third term.

The virus in China is "out of control," and the PRC leader is hiding it from the population "like a shameful secret." This could lead to the "collapse" of the country's leader, the entrepreneur suggested. Open / Comment