Rooms at the Beijing Olympics Village seen last December 24. There are two other Olympic Villages in Yanqing and Zhangjiakou. These “closed loop” facilities could be put to good use, enabling China’s gradual reopening. Photo: AFP
Opinion
Opinion
China must reopen and Olympic Villages as ‘cocoon’ meeting hotels are a start
- Repurpose them as ‘Friendship Villages’ and let businesspeople, scholars and students meet their Chinese counterparts there while keeping community infection at bay
- As the rest of the world economy opens up, China cannot afford continued self-isolation
Rooms at the Beijing Olympics Village seen last December 24. There are two other Olympic Villages in Yanqing and Zhangjiakou. These “closed loop” facilities could be put to good use, enabling China’s gradual reopening. Photo: AFP
