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Is the flag of former East Germany flying at the Beijing Olympics? Not so fast

Social media posts say that a black, red and gold flag, emblazoned with a hammer, compass and wreath of corn – the flag of the former communist East Germany – was seen at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics in China, which is ruled by the Communist Party. But the photo,…

France 24

Let them eat steak: French Communists bounce back with recipe for ‘happy days’

France’s century-old Communist Party is showing signs of a renaissance in the run-up to April presidential elections, propelled by a charismatic candidate who promises happier days for a famously morose – and nostalgic – nation.

France 24

ASIO Sparrow Anne Neill was a 'secret service housewife' who lived an incredible double life

The Adelaide widow was a Communist Party delegate who visited the Soviet Union and met KGB spy Vladimir Petrov. She was also an ASIO secret agent.

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Why the Winter Olympics are so vital to the Chinese Communist Party's legitimacy

Aside from fake snow and COVID-19, the Beijing Winter Games are controversial for many reasons.

The Conversation

A Uyghur gets death sentence, as China bans once OK'd books

As the Chinese government tightened its grip over its ethnic Uyghur population, it sentenced one man to death and three others to life in prison last year for textbooks drawn in part from historical resistance movements that had once been sanctioned by the ruling Communist Party

The Independent UK

Gay dating app Grindr disappears from China app stores

BEIJING: Gay dating app Grindr has disappeared from multiple app stores in China as authorities tighten control of the country's already heavily policed internet and purge online behaviour the ruling Communist Party dislikes.

Bangkok Post

Beijing Olympics Ready to Go but Controversies, Covid Weigh Heavy

A Winter Olympics overshadowed by diplomatic boycotts and concerns about human rights, Covid and the safety of Peng Shuai begins next Friday in a vast "bubble" in the Chinese capital Beijing. Warnings about air pollution, government snooping and the environmental impact of a Games which relies almost entirely on man-made…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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From Tiananmen to Hong Kong, China's crackdowns defy critics

From the crushing of Beijing’s 1989 pro-democracy protests to the suppression of Hong Kong’s opposition four decades later, China’s Communist Party has demonstrated a determination and ability to stay in power that is seemingly impervious to Western criticism

The Independent UK

China's Communist Party expels former boss of Hangzhou for graft

China's anti-corruption watchdog said on Wednesday it had expelled a former Communist Party secretary of the technology hub of Hangzhou from the party, five months after announcing he was being investigated for serious violations of the law.

Reuters

Former Senior Chinese Banking Regulator Busted for Bribery

Cai Esheng has been booted from the Communist Party for taking bribes while working at the now-defunct China Banking Regulatory Commission

Caixin Global

Security scanners across Europe tied to China government military

At some of the world’s most sensitive spots, authorities have installed security screening devices made by a single Chinese company with deep ties to China’s military and the highest levels of the ruling Communist Party

The Independent UK

Athlete Surveillance Warnings Cloud China's Winter Olympics

A growing number of Western nations and cybersecurity groups have issued digital surveillance warnings for next month's Winter Olympics in Beijing, with some advising foreign athletes to leave personal phones and laptops at home. China hopes to pull off a successful, coronavirus-free Games that will burnish its international reputation, AFP…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Security scanners across Europe tied to China govt, military

The Independent UK

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