International Online Special: Today is January 27, only 8 days away from the opening of the Beijing Winter Olympics, and the attention of overseas media to the Winter Olympics continues to rise. Recently, foreign media reports pointed out that if China's epidemic prevention measures were not so strict and effective, the Winter Olympics would not have been possible.
Screenshot of an article in Time magazine
On January 24, Time magazine in the United States said that the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing marked China's "stand out" as a world power, with more than 10,000 performers showing the essence of Chinese history and culture, which Steven Spielberg called "the most spectacular performance of the new millennium.".
In contrast, the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics will be held against the backdrop of the global epidemic of the new crown pneumonia epidemic, And China has vowed to present an unparalleled opening ceremony, and countries around the world will broadcast the wonderful Beijing Winter Olympics.
Screenshot of a report by a Russian vesti.ru news website
Russian vesti.ru news website reported on the 23rd that China is working hard to prevent and control the epidemic. If China's epidemic prevention measures were not so strict and effective, the Winter Olympics would not have been possible.
The report also quoted Yao Ming, chairman of the Chinese Basketball Association and ambassador of ice and snow sports promotion, in a speech made at the previous event: Participating in the Olympic Games is a very wonderful life experience, and it is an additional reward to be able to win a medal, no matter where the players come from, participating in the Olympic Games is a reward for life.
Screenshot of the Kazakh International News Agency (Kazakh News Agency) report
The Kazakh International News Agency (Kazakhstan News Agency) reported on the 23rd that the torch relay of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics will present a new and unique and exciting appearance, thus opening the prelude to the Winter Olympics. Highlights include a torch ascent to the Great Wall and robots participating in the relay. The report pointed out that the torch relay event held in Beijing Winter Olympic Park (Yongding River) on the afternoon of February 2 will involve amphibious robots and underwater robots, which will be the first time in the history of the Olympic Games that robots and robots will pass the torch underwater.
Unlike the traditional Olympic torch relay, the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Torch Relay will be held in closed and independent relay areas in three competition areas. The report quoted Xu Zhijun, deputy secretary-general of the Beijing Winter Olympic Organizing Committee, as saying that the torch relay comprehensively considered factors such as epidemic prevention and control, event preparation, winter fire prevention, etc., and arranged offline torch relays and ceremonial activities in a safe and controllable closed venue to avoid interference with local production and life and the organization and operation of the event.
Screenshot of the French newspaper Le Figaro
French newspaper "Figaro" reported on the 21st that from January 21 to March 16, the Beijing-Zhangjiakou high-speed railway connecting the Winter Olympic areas of Beijing and Zhangjiakou will provide time-of-game transportation services for the Winter Olympics and the Winter Paralympic Games. The report pointed out that the speed of the Beijing-Zhangjiang high-speed railway is 350 kilometers per hour, and the Winter Olympic transport service uses special carriages and special trains, and does not cross with other direct passenger trains. The report also pointed out that the Beijing Winter Olympics implement closed-loop management. Although China has only had sporadic new confirmed cases of COVID-19 since the spring of 2020, and has actually successfully contained the COVID-19 epidemic, China still implements strict epidemic prevention and control measures to prevent the spread of the new crown epidemic. (Wang Luping, Ma Jiaxin, Lv Qianyuan, Ren Lijun)