Beijing Olympics’ opening ceremony starts under cloud of Covid, rights fears
THE opening ceremony of the Beijing Winter Olympics began today as China attempted to turn the page on a troubled build-up overshadowed by human rights concerns and Covid.
The lattice-shaped “Bird’s Nest” stadium took centre stage, just as it did at the 2008 Games – seen as China’s coming-out party on the world stage – as Beijing becomes the first city to host both a Summer and Winter Olympics…
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