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Chinese soldier who was involved in the conflict in Galwan Valley is now the torchbearer for the 2022 Winter Olympics
The three-day Olympic torch relay for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics began on Wednesday, with basketball legend Yao Ming and a Chinese soldier wounded in a violent border conflict with India among those carrying the symbolic flame. The soldier, known as Qi Fabao, is a People’s Liberation Army (PLA) regimental commander who was severely injured…
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Police continue to monitor Tibetan former political prisoner who is in poor condition.
Despite being crippled by beatings while in custody, a Tibetan monk incarcerated for six years for taking part in Tibetan independence movements is still being observed by police years after his release. According to RFA Geshe Tsewang Namgyal, a former monk at the Draggo monastery in Sichuan’s Kardze (in Chinese, Ganzi) Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, was…
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Panasonic has announced a new low-cost high-quality lens.
Panasonic has introduced a new lens molding process that makes camera lenses less expensive to produce while also improving their reliability and performance. It’s a far-infrared lens molding technique for aspherical far-infrared lenses that uses chalcogenide glass to improve camera and sensor performance. Aspherical and diffractive lenses of various sizes can be produced using novel…
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China’s goal of protest-free Olympics is jeopardized by Peng Shuai case.
The meeting between International Olympic Committee Chief Thomas Bach and the leader of the world’s second-largest economy underscored Xi’s determination to ensure that the Winter Games, which will begin on February 4, are not overshadowed by political outbursts over a range of human rights issues, from tennis star Peng Shuai to Uyghurs in Xinjiang and…
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Athletes are using ‘burner’ phones at Winter Olympics in fear of spying
The International Olympic Committee’s mission statement includes “opposing any political abuse of athletes.” So, why have over a thousand athletes and delegates from seven countries been urged to leave their phones at home and buy a ‘burner’ phone before traveling to China for the Winter Olympics?
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Beijing games broadcaster NBC is being urged to ‘go beyond business’ by Tibet advocacy group.
NBC, the broadcaster of the Beijing Winter Olympics, has been encouraged by a group striving to promote democratic freedoms for Tibetans to “go beyond the business” as they also have an ethical responsibility as a protector of freedom, particularly freedom of expression. According to Tibet Press, the International Campaign for Tibet has urged NBC to…
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Gurugram now has India’s largest electric vehicle charging station.
On Friday, India’s largest electric vehicle (EV) charging station was inaugurated in Sector 52, featuring 100 charging points for four-wheelers. Previously, the country’s largest EV charging station, with 16 AC and 4 DC charging connections for such vehicles, was located in Navi Mumbai.
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Russia’s full-fledged attack on Ukraine poses a risk.
With over 100,000 troops stationed around the country, Russian President Vladimir Putin appears to be preparing for an invasion of Ukraine. The United States certainly believes this, and President Joe Biden has warned Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy that an attack might occur in February.
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Uyghurs, Tibetans, and Hong Kongers Unite in Protest of Beijing Olympics
As China prepares to host the Winter Olympics in Beijing, a group of foreign activists has called for a boycott of the “#2022GenocideOlympics” because of the country’s treatment of Uyghurs and other ethnic minorities.
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Czech senators announce support for political boycott of Beijing Olympics
A group of Czech senators has openly backed Dhondup Wangchen, a Tibetan filmmaker and former political prisoner, in his call to boycott the forthcoming Winter Olympics in Beijing. In the run-up to the Olympics, the Tibetan film director is traveling Europe to raise awareness of human rights issues in China.