China in Focus (June 7): 11 Parliaments Move to Boycott China’s Olympics

Eighteen million virus tests were administered in three days and supermarket shelves stood empty, as a new virus spike in a southern Chinese city makes officials nervous.

Lawmakers in the United States, the European Union, and nine other countries are urging their governments to boycott Beijing’s 2022 Winter Olympics.

China’s censorship extends to the United States on the anniversary of a violent crackdown. Microsoft search engine Bing seemed to block an iconic image of China’s Tiananmen massacre on June 4. Other countries report similar findings.

A popular Chinese blogger is sentenced to eight months in jail. His punishment comes after he questioned official Chinese data related to a recent border clash with Indian troops.

A giant U.S. military jet lands in Taiwan over the weekend. Contrary to the Chinese regime’s so-called “wolf warrior” reputation, Beijing appeared oddly quiet following the American arrival.

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