Besides China, South Korea and Russia have held both the Games twice, while Germany has hosted 2 Summer Games and 1 Winter Game.- Advertisement 1-The newspaper’s apology placated some media observers who faulted the broadsheet for its carelessness. Others however felt that such boo-boos will continue as the paradigm, for change has not shifted one inch and that the ST is ‘beyond redemption’.
The newspaper is sometimes referred to as “the mouthpiece” of the ruling party, or at least “mostly pro-government” and “close to the government”.On Feb 4, Beijing became the first city to host both the Summer and Winter Olympics, amid the Covid-19 pandemic, which meant overseas spectators will be excluded.
It noted that there was no “palpable excitement and eagerness” among the City residents for the Winter Olympics, partly because of the Covid-19 restrictions. In quoting experts and observers, the report suggested that China was putting “on a show for the world” in the midst of a pandemic and diplomatic boycotts by some countries to prove with a “stern face” that “it deserved to be respected”.
In quoting Chinese President Xi Jinping who called the Games “an important opportunity to display the country’s image, promote its development and inspire national development,” the experts who spoke to the newspaper said that the country is trying to “keep its eye on the prize” in organising the Games – “which is to hold a well organised Game with minimal Covid outbreaks”. /TISG
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