'Political theatre': Inside China's Winter Olympics
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Australia has won gold at the Beijing Winter Olympics, which kicked off on Friday with a dazzling opening ceremony and in freezing conditions.
The Games are being staged as the Omicron variant sweeps the globe, but officials are adamant their hardline zero-COVID approach will keep athletes and crews safe.
Authorities have intercepted hundreds of athletes who have tested positive for COVID-19 and sent them into isolation, but conditions are even stricter outside the bubble.
On Sunday Chinese authorities sent the city of Baise – home to more than 3.5 million people – into lockdown after 98 cases were recorded.
Today on Please Explain, North Asia correspondent Eryk Bagshaw joins Bianca Hall to talk about these unique Winter Olympics.
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Australia has won gold at the Beijing Winter Olympics, which kicked off on Friday with a dazzling opening ceremony and in freezing conditions.
The Games are being staged as the Omicron variant sweeps the globe, but officials are adamant their hardline zero-COVID approach will keep athletes and crews safe.
Authorities have intercepted hundreds of athletes who have tested positive for COVID-19 and sent them into isolation, but conditions are even stricter outside the bubble.
On Sunday Chinese authorities sent the city of Baise – home to more than 3.5 million people – into lockdown after 98 cases were recorded.
Today on Please Explain, North Asia correspondent Eryk Bagshaw joins Bianca Hall to talk about these unique Winter Olympics.
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