Etiket: Beijing
Beijing Olympics | “Our athletes are not diplomatic pawns”, pleads Adam van Koeverden
(Ottawa) Former Olympic kayaker Adam van Koeverden, who served as Canada’s flag bearer at the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics before entering the political arena, disagrees with a boycott of the…
Boycott of the Beijing Games | Minister St-Onge remains evasive
(Ottawa) Sports Minister Pascale St-Onge was rather evasive on Wednesday about a possible diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Olympics by Canada. Posted on 1er December 2021 at 12:28 pm The…
Beijing Olympics | Liberals refuse to support postponement
(Ottawa) The Liberals blocked the tabling of a motion calling to postpone the Beijing Olympics for one year, which will kick off in just under two months. Posted on November…
Beijing, Moscow denounce Biden democracy summit in letter
(Washington) In a rare joint forum, the Chinese and Russian ambassadors in Washington criticized the exclusion of their country from the virtual summit for democracy that President Joe Biden will…
Beijing, Moscow denounce Biden democracy summit with one feather
In a rare joint forum, the Chinese and Russian ambassadors in Washington blasted the exclusion of their country from the virtual summit for democracy that President Joe Biden will organize…
Beijing Games | Gracenote company predicts 23 medals in Canada
(Emeryville) Gracenote, a data analytics company, predicts that Norway will dominate the medal table at the Olympic Winter Games in Beijing, while Canada will be fifth with 23 charms. Posted…
Joe Biden invites 110 countries to summit for democracy, leaps Moscow and Beijing
The “summit for democracy,” the US president’s campaign pledge, will take place online on December 9-10. Article written by Posted the 24/11/2021 13:01 Update the 24/11/2021 13:09 Reading time :…
Hockey Canada unveils jerseys for Beijing
As the Olympic Winter Games approach, Hockey Canada unveiled the three jerseys that the men’s, women’s and para-hockey teams will wear in Beijing. Posted on November 23, 2021 at 9:29…
Straight to the point | Madam Minister, do not go to Beijing!
PHOTO MARK SCHIEFELBEIN, ARCHIVES ASSOCIATED PRESS Former Chinese tennis champion Peng Shuai at the Australian Open in Melbourne in 2019 Alexandre sirois Press Come on, then! Do you believe in…
Peng Shuai found? The tenniswoman seen during a tournament in Beijing
Hitherto missing, tenniswoman Peng Shuai created a surprise this Sunday, November 21, 2021 by making her appearance in Beijing. Present at a tennis tournament, the sportswoman of Chinese origin made…
Peng Shuai reappears in public in Beijing
Chinese tennis player Shuai Peng reappeared in public at a junior tournament in Beijing on Sunday, according to photos released by tournament organizers. The China Open post on social media…
Peng Shuai reappears at public event in Beijing
(Beijing) Chinese tennis player Shuai Peng reappeared in public at a junior tournament in Beijing on Sunday, according to photos released by tournament organizers. Posted on November 21, 2021 at…
four things to know about the tennis champion who bothers Beijing
For the past few hours, a worldwide wave of support has been sweeping through social networks and the media in an attempt to have reassuring news from Peng Shuai. The…
four things to know about the tennis champion who bothers Beijing
For the past few hours, a worldwide wave of support has been sweeping through social networks and the media in an attempt to have reassuring news from Peng Shuai. The…
Accounts demanded in Beijing on the disappearance of Peng Shuai
Denounced all week by personalities in the sports world, the sudden disappearance of Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai, the day after her accusations of sexual assault targeting a top Communist…
Facing Beijing, Antony Blinken exposes Washington’s African ambitions, which promises to “do things differently”
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken began his first tour of the African continent on November 15, 2021, where he intends to promote President Joe Biden’s priorities: promoting democracy, the…
UN calls on Beijing to release citizen journalist Zhang Zhan
(Geneva) Chinese citizen journalist Zhang Zhan, imprisoned after filming the beginnings of the COVID-19 epidemic in Wuhan, must be “released immediately”, claims the UN Friday. Posted on November 19, 2021…
Biden “considers” diplomatic boycott of Beijing Olympics
United States President Joe Biden said Thursday “is considering” a diplomatic boycott of the Winter Olympics slated for February in Beijing to protest human rights violations in China. “This is…
US President Joe Biden says he is “considering” a diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Olympics
Washington is considering not sending officials, while letting athletes compete in the Olympic events next February. Article written by Posted the 11/18/2021 8:19 PM Update the 11/18/2021 8:24 PM Reading…
Genocide of the Uyghurs | Alexis Brunelle-Duceppe continues his fight to cancel the Beijing Games
His resolution adopted at the Uyghur World Congress, the Bloc member is more determined than ever to postpone the Beijing Olympics. He plans to bring this issue back to the…