THE Beijing Winter Olympics are fraught with potential hazards for major sponsors, who are trying to remain quiet about China’s human-rights record while protecting at least $1 billion they’ve collectively paid to the International Olympic Committee (IOC). That could reach $2 billion when new figures are expected this year. Sponsors include…
The Beijing Winter Olympics are fraught with potential hazards for major sponsors, who are trying to remain quiet about China's human rights record while protecting at least $1 billion they've collectively paid to the IOC. That could reach $2 billion when new figures are expected this year. Sponsors include big household names like Coca-Cola, Procter & Gamble, Visa, Toyota, Airbnb, and Panasonic.
The Beijing Winter Olympics are fraught with potential hazards for major sponsors, who are trying to remain quiet about China s human rights record while protecting at least $1 billion they ve collectively paid to the IOC.
The Beijing Winter Olympics are fraught with potential hazards for major sponsors, who are trying to remain quiet about China's human rights record while protecting at least $1 billion they've collectively paid to the IOC.
By Karolos Grohmann ATHENS (Reuters) - Greek police detained two human rights activists after they unfurled banners at the Athens Acropolis on Sunday opposing the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics as China s Games organisers prepare to receive the Olympic flame. The activists staged a brief protest at the Acropolis in the Greek capital early in the morning, holding up a Tibetan flag and a banner reading Free Hong Kong - Revolution at a scaffolding surrounding part of the monument. The activists detained were 18-year-old Tibetan student Tsela Zoksang and 22-year-old Joey Siu, a U.S. citizen exiled from Hong Kong. The protest was made hours before a dress rehearsal in Greece s Olympia, site of the ancient Olympics, of the torch-lighting ceremony for the Games set for Monday. Greek police, with several dozen officers present, were quick to stop the activists. The Chinese capital will become the first city to host both the Winter and Summer Games when it stages the Feb. 4-20 event but, as was t