MYSTERIOUS: 24 - What They Never Told You

Subway stations closed, Tiananmen Square under heavy security as Games begin

BEIJING – On alert for protests and terrorist attacks against the Beijing Winter Olympics, Chinese authorities put heavy security in place in central Beijing on Friday when the Games started.

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Feb 5, 2022

In Beijing, Olympic ideals coexist with authoritarian rule

Thomas Bach, the head of the International Olympic Committee, says the Olympic ideals show that even in a world full of conflict, people can build bridges and live in peace

The Independent UK · Feb 5, 2022

La Velle E. Neal III: As China grabs the Olympic spotlight, let’s turn it to the athletes

BEIJING — There will be time to get into why the Winter Olympics should or shouldn't be held here in China. To question if politics should play a role in determining what country should host this showcase of athletic excellence. To argue if China's human rights record, suppression of cultures…

Tribune News Service · Feb 4, 2022

Beijing Olympics open amid lockdown and boycotts

Chinese President Xi Jinping declared the Games open during an opening ceremony heavy on ice-blue tones and winter imagery that was held in the same lattice-encased National Stadium that hosted the inaugural event at the 2008 Olympics.

Chicago Sun-Times · Feb 4, 2022

Olympics-Beijing Games burst into life under shadow of COVID and conflict

Chinese President Xi Jinping opened a Beijing Winter Olympics on Friday that not only bear the mark of the global coronavirus pandemic but are also mixing sport and global politics as few others have since the era of the Cold War.

Reuters · Feb 4, 2022

Winter Olympics 2022 officially declared open in Beijing

All eyes were on the Winter Olympic opening ceremony in Beijing as the parade of athletes started on Friday.

Evening Standard · Feb 4, 2022

Beijing 2022: Winter Olympics opening ceremony – as it happened

Xi Jinping declared the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games officially open after a parade of 91 competing nations and a typically breathtaking show

The Guardian - UK · Feb 4, 2022

BC-Olympic Digest, ADVISORY

Nihao from Beijing

The Independent UK · Feb 4, 2022

Winter Olympics opening ceremony: Beijing 2022 Games are officially open after stirring ceremony at the Bird's Nest

The 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics are underway, after a stirring opening ceremony. Australia's team make their entrance to the Bird's Nest stadium where a shirtless American Samoan steals the show. Look back on all the action.

ABC News · Feb 4, 2022

Winter Olympics 2022: Games begin against backdrop of Covid, Uyghur questions... and a lack of snow

How will Beijing 2022 be remembered? Described as the Genocide Games by human rights groups, it is a Winter Olympics virtually devoid of snow and one entirely run in a bubble shut off from the prying eyes of the Chinese public.

Evening Standard · Feb 4, 2022