(2022-02-05). The Beijing Winter Olympics are a Symbol of Multipolarity and International Friendship. orinocotribune.com By Carlos Martinez — Feb 2, 2022 | With over 30 heads of state and government gathered in Beijing to attend the opening ceremony of the 2022 Winter Olympics, in spite of the pandemic which is still raging in most parts of the world, the Games will prove to be a symbol of a deepening multipolarity and global solidarity. | A tiny handful of imperialist countries, led by the United States, tried and failed to coordinate a so-called "diplomatic boycott," based on absurd and debunked fabrications about the treatment of Xinjiang's Uygur population. | When Joe Biden announced a year ago that "diplomacy is back," mo…
(2022-02-04). Russia and China issue joint call for an end to NATO expansion. peoplesworld.org 
Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, issued a joint demand Thursday that NATO halt its plans for further expansion and end their continued push to whip up a "Cold War mentality." Putin met with Xi in China, only a day before the opening of the Winter Olympics in Beijing. As the …
(2022-02-04). China's Olympic Battle for Legitimacy: The Prehistory of the 2022 Beijing Games. independentmediainstitute.org Much has been made of the "diplomatic boycott" by the United States and its allies of the 2022 Beijing Olympics. But what much of the major Western media coverage misses is the historical and geopolitical significance of these games to China—as one of only three Asian host nations for the Olympics (along with Japan and …
(2022-02-04). US Olympic Boycott Not About Uyghurs. popularresistance.org The diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games may go down in history as the official start of the cold war between the U.S., a handful of its allies and China. The American strategy, however, of using boycotts to pressure Beijing in the name of 'human rights', may prove costly in the future. | On Dec. 6, Washington declared that it would not send any diplomatic representation to the 2022 Winter Olympic Games in Beijing. In subsequent days, the U.K., Canada and Australia followed suit. | The official American line claims that U.S. diplomats will not participate in the event in protest o…
(2022-02-04). Russia and China sign major energy deal. rt.com 
The 30-year agreement will boost gas supplies by 10 billion cubic meters and will be settled in euros | Russia's Gazprom and the China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) signed a second long-term contract on Friday for the supply of 10 billion cubic meters (bcm) of natural gas from the Russian Far East. The agreement comes as Russian President Vladimir Putin is in China on an official visit. | According to Gazprom, the agreement is "an important step in further strengthening mutually beneficial cooperation between Russia and China in the gas sector." After the project reaches its full capacity, the volume o…