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'Looks just like China' - Chinese netizens comment on Sochi hotels

Images of horrid hotel conditions in Sochi have hit the Chinese internet

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Insects in food and broken door knobs have only been some of the problems facing journalists staying in Sochi hotels for the Olympics. Photo: SCMP Pictures

Images of the terrible accommodations that Sochi Winter Olympics journalists have had to endure are trending on Sina Weibo.

Showing dirty canteen food, spartan hotel rooms and bathrooms with sinks that spout yellow-coloured water, the images have already gone viral on Twitter.

Western journalists have been quick to use the pictures as a platform to criticise what some have perceived as poor planning of this year’s Winter Olympics.

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Many hotel rooms are extremely spartan, with broken bathroom facilities. Photo: SCMP Pictures
Many hotel rooms are extremely spartan, with broken bathroom facilities. Photo: SCMP Pictures
Poor internet connections and urinals without pipes have been revealed via Twitter photos. Photo: SCMP Pictures
Poor internet connections and urinals without pipes have been revealed via Twitter photos. Photo: SCMP Pictures
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Chinese netizens had a slightly different take on the situation.

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