Beijing Olympics: Winter Games start amid Covid and boycotts

BBC
Written By Lina K

The most divided Olympic Games in decades gets under way in China on Friday as Beijing becomes the only city to host both the Summer and now the Winter Games. As well as tight Covid-19 controls, the Games are fraught with political tensions over allegations of human rights abuses and boycotts.

Lina K
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