Torch-bearer Qi Fabao, a regimental commander in the People’s Liberation Army, relays the Olympic flame at the Winter Olympic Park on Wednesday. Photo: cnsphoto via Reuters
India skipping Beijing Winter Olympics opening, angered by China’s torch-bearer
- Foreign affairs spokesman Arindam Bagchi said it was ‘regrettable that the Chinese side has chosen to politicise an event like the Olympics’
- Qi Fabao, a regiment commander for the People’s Liberation Army, was among the troops present during the 2020 clash in the Galwan Valley
Torch-bearer Qi Fabao, a regimental commander in the People’s Liberation Army, relays the Olympic flame at the Winter Olympic Park on Wednesday. Photo: cnsphoto via Reuters