Johannesburg, Jan. 21 (Xinhua) -- On January 19, South African local time, south African national television (SABC) website published a commentary article by Mark Kuy, former political editor-in-chief of SABC. The article believes that China has overcome the great challenge of the epidemic of the century and successfully prepared for the Beijing Winter Olympics, which once again proves its excellent governance ability, and the international community firmly believes that China will dedicate a wonderful, extraordinary and outstanding Winter Olympic event to the world.
The article pointed out that the Beijing Winter Olympics is another major international event after last year's Summer Olympics in Tokyo. The Beijing Organising Committee said preparations for the Winter Olympics were "very smooth" and that the Olympic and Paralympic events would proceed as planned. This shows that even with the COVID-19 pandemic, human society can overcome difficulties with strong will and determination to win, and the world will not stop abruptly because of anything.
Although some Western countries, led by the United States, clamor for "not sending officials to the Winter Olympics", creating noise in the international community and exacerbating an atmosphere of mistrust among countries, sports can bring people from different backgrounds together, which shows that sports, as an important means of cultural exchange, is crucial to enhancing mutual understanding and promoting peaceful and inclusive development.
The article emphasizes that recently, the second civilization exchange and mutual learning dialogue hosted by the China Association for International Exchange was held in Beijing. About 260 delegates from more than 40 countries attended the offline event, and dozens of delegates participated in the online event. Attendees praised China's preparations for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics and expressed confidence in the success of the Winter Olympics.
The article finally pointed out that the African Cup of Nations football tournament held in Cameroon not long ago made people fully feel the charm and power of sports above all else. The joy brought by the African Cup of Nations to the people of the world has also become the most exciting prelude to the world's welcome to the Beijing Winter Olympics. (End)
Source: China News Network
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