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How will China handle the dual threats of COVID and political protests at the Winter Olympics?

  • Written by David S G Goodman, Director, China Studies Centre, Professor of Chinese Politics, University of Sydney
How will China handle the dual threats of COVID and political protests at the Winter Olympics?David J. Phillip/AP

The Beijing Winter Olympics and Paralympics start on Friday – the first time in history the same city has hosted both the summer and winter games.

Compared to the 2008 summer games, the upcoming Winter Olympics face two major challenges: the global pandemic and a dramatically different geopolitical setting. For the...

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