China pursues gold in global image through Olympics

By Agence France-Presse

Feb 01, 2022 12:01 am

SHANGHAI: China warns almost daily against 'politicizing' this week's Beijing Olympics, but for its rulers, hosting the Games has always been about far more than sport and the medal count.

Even under the shadow of a pandemic, Western accusations of genocide against Muslim minorities and diplomatic boycotts, staging the Olympics is about global prestige for China and its ruling Communist Party, analysts say.

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