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Numbers usually come with the addition of "左右" (left and right) in China – that is, an "approximate" approximation of reality. Johnny Erling reveals how everyone from Karl-Heinz Rummenigge to IOC chief Thomas Bach, as well as major companies and investors, have repeatedly allowed themselves to be gullibly mesmerized by China's magic of big numbers coupled with even bigger promises.
By Table.Briefings
Eileen Gu has entered a political minefield by switching flags from the USA to China. Accusations of treason in the US are now followed by resentment in China regarding her privileged life. Statements that seem innocent and detached don't help. Gu has to realize that for top athletes like her, there is no such thing as a politics-free zone in the current times.
By Christiane Kuehl
The International Olympic Committee and its attempts to cozy up to the host country of the Winter Olympics are once again under fire. The case of tennis player Peng Shuai has just begun to fade from the public eye. But now, human rights organizations put questions about forced labor back on the agenda. The United Nations also expressed its "deep concern". Meanwhile, cargo flights from western Xinjiang have been heading for airports in Budapest and Liège since mid-January. It is unclear whether the goods are actually free of forced labor.
By Marcel Grzanna
