Tag: Beijing
Beijing Olympics: the silence of Muslim countries on the persecution of the Uyghurs
The Chinese flag flies in the air at the Olympic Stadium in Beijing. The ballet of delegations from each country has come to an end. White cap on the head…
Taiwan: what if Beijing won thanks to a… legal offensive? by Alice Ekman
Taiwan has returned to the forefront of the international scene since 2020. Its management of the Covid-19 crisis is being carefully observed, as are its reactions to Xi Jinping’s China.…
Beijing Olympics 2022: Putin, “guest star” of Chinese President Xi Jinping
Vladimir Putin should be in his element in Beijing. Great defender of this animal in front of the eternal, the Russian president arrives for the start of the year of…
Beijing Olympics: the official “My2022” app, a spy in the service of the Chinese regime?
What if the “My 2022” application served more diplomatic than health issues? In recent days, several media have relayed the following information: the device set up for the Beijing Olympics…
Opening of the Beijing Olympics: “The Covid has slowed down participation”
The Winter Olympics opened this Friday in a heavy context, between Covid-19, diplomatic tensions and boycott. Interview with Nathalie Péchalat, president of the French Ice Sports Federation and head of…
Olympics 2022: a ball of autocrats and friends of Beijing at the opening ceremony
The discussions preceding the opening of the Olympic Games generally revolve around the chances of medals for the very many delegations involved. Those concerning the Beijing Winter Olympics, which officially…
Between two Beijing Olympics, the emergence of an authoritarian and uninhibited China
During the 2008 Olympic Games, a smiling and laudatory George W. Bush met Chinese Vice-President Xi Jinping, in charge of the final preparations for the event, in Beijing. China has…
“Some might crack”: between Omicron and boycott, the Beijing Games under pressure
The electric shuttles spin at full speed on Beijing’s fourth ring road, along reserved lines, marked with the five rings. Between the airport and the three Olympic sites, nothing must…
JO-2022: the boss of the JO-2024 Tony Estanguet, positive for Covid, will not go to Beijing (Paris-2024)
The president of the Olympic Games-2024 organizing committee Tony Estanguet, positive for Covid-19, will not travel to Beijing for the 2022 Olympic Games, Paris-2024 announced on Monday to AFP. Estanguet,…
Merijn Scheperkamp is amazed in Beijing: ‘This is the slickest ice rink I’ve seen’
“I haven’t seen as many ice rinks in my life as those other men, but this is the most slick of all the halls I’ve seen so far,” said 21-year-old…