Beijing being preemptive in shutdown of any online criticism Chinese authorities silence domestic activists, take many accounts offline By Jim Reindel January 31, 2022 [email protected] FILE PHOTO: A map of China is seen through a magnifying glass on a computer screen showing binary digits in this January 2, 2014 photo illustration. REUTERS/Edgar Su/Illustration/File Photo With four days remaining until the Opening Ceremony of the Winter Games in Beijing, athletes are already familiarizing themselves with the ‘new normal’ throughout China. Phrases like ‘closed loop’ and ‘competition bubble’ are now familiar. One lesser known may be ‘Olympic security period’. According to a...