Inside Beijings closed loop Olympic Games
In 2015, Beijing won the bid to host the 2022 Winter Olympics. Since then, COVID-19, deteriorating relations with the West, allegations of human rights abuses in Xinjiang and a resulting diplomatic boycott put a damper on the Games. \n\nYet China plowed forward, promising to put on a spectacular show while keeping out COVID-19, through the use of tight, non-negotiable safety measures. \n\nToday, we\u2019re talking to The National\u2019s Adrienne Arsenault from inside the rigid operation created to keep Beijing\u2019s 21 million residents safe from COVID-19 \u2014 and to keep the world\u2019s athletes, journalists and Winter Olympics' staff fenced in.