JUST IN: Beijing Winter Olympics opening ceremony begins

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The opening ceremony of the Beijing Winter Olympics began on Friday 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.

China and Russia have both seen ties with Washington deteriorate markedly, and with tensions rising in Europe over Russia’s troop build-up on the Ukrainian border, Putin hailed the “truly unprecedented nature” of relations with his hosts. Some spectators will be present at the opening ceremony at the 90,000-capacity “Bird’s Nest” but it is unclear how many and, like sports events at the Games, tickets were not sold to the general public because of the pandemic.

 

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