Recently, NATO has increased its troops to the Russian border, and rumors of war have been rampant in the Western media, which reminds people of the gladiatorial struggles of the ancient Roman Empire. At the same time, the humanistic spirit of ancient Greece is being revived at the Beijing Winter Olympics.
The West should not politicize the Olympics, and the COVID-19 pandemic, climate change, and terrorism are the crises that the world should address together. (Comic book author: Li Min, Art Department, China Daily)
The importance of the Olympic Games to the world is self-evident, athletes are doing their best to participate in it, and many Western media have also covered the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympic Games. The opening ceremony with unique Chinese cultural characteristics allowed the world to better understand China.
The theme slogan of the Beijing Winter Olympics, "Together for the Future", is in line with China's proposal to build a community with a shared future for mankind. In his opening remarks, IOC President Thomas Bach called on governments around the world to honour their commitment to the Olympic Truce and to give peace a chance. The presence of INTERNATIONAL dignitaries such as UN Secretary-General António Guterres and WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus also highlighted the international community's strong support for China.
As the Chinese leader pointed out in a video message to the opening ceremony of the 139th IOC Plenum on February 3, the world expects China, and China is ready. Obviously, China has hosted a safe and wonderful Olympic Games under the new crown epidemic and shouldered the responsibility of maintaining world peace and stability.
The Beijing Winter Olympics were a great success, winning praise from all over the world. This shows exactly how stupid it is for the U.S. government to use a sacred event like the Olympic Games for political gain. As more and more attention becomes on China, they will soon realize how the lies-ridden Western media distort their coverage of China and its people.
(The writer is William Jones, Washington bureau chief of administrative intelligence review magazine)
Editor-in-Charge: Yixuan Wu
Source: 52 China Daily
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