International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach has insisted that it worked with the Beijing 2022 Organising Committee to ensure "all the obligations in the Host City Contract were met", following the publication of a United Nations (UN) report on "serious human rights violations" in Xinjiang.

The long-delayed United Nations (UN) report on China's Xinjiang province makes for grim reading, concluding "serious human rights violations have been committed" against the region's Uyghur Muslim population. Conveniently for all concerned - except of course those on the end of the abuse - it was published well after Beijing 2022.

The United Nations (UN) has found that "serious human rights violations have been committed" in the Xinjiang region of China against Uyghur Muslims and other ethnic minorities.

Beijing 2022 spokesperson Yan Jiarong dismissed claims of human rights violations in Xinjiang as "lies" and insisted Taiwan was part of China during a remarkable daily press conference here today.

Two leading human rights groups have accused the International Olympic Committee (IOC) of failing to conduct due diligence to ensure that its Beijing 2022 uniforms were connected to forced labour in Xinjiang.

The United Nations (UN) High Commissioner for Human Rights could visit the Xinjiang region of China - where the country is accused of committing a "genocide" against Uyghur Muslims - after the conclusion of the 2022 Winter Olympic Games in Beijing.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has insisted its uniforms for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games were not made using forced labour - but an audit revealed "non-conformities" with one of its suppliers.

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu has offered his support for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics during a meeting with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi, although did express "our views, expectations and sensitivities" on Uyghurs.

The director of Jackie Chan action blockbusters has produced a very different film to promote the Beijing 2022 Olympic Flame.

The United States' three-time Olympic figure skater Evan Bates has described the situation concerning Uyghurs in the Xinjiang region as "terrible" and "awful" as China moves closer to hosting next February's Winter Olympic Games in Beijing.

A senior member of the Japanese Government has weighed into the controversy over Beijing’s hosting of the 2022 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games, with chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee Makoto Nagamine calling on the country to help apply pressure on China over human rights concerns.

The Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) has responded to criticism for using Asics to design the country’s uniforms for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics amid concern over the manufacturer’s links to Chinese forced-labour cotton.

China is hailing this year's National Winter Games as an opportunity to help build interest in winter sport in the  build-up to the 2022 Winter Olympics due to be staged in Beijing.