Chinese President Xi Jinping (right) and Russian President Vladimir Putin at a meeting in Beijing before the opening ceremony for the Winter Olympics. Photo: AP
Winter Olympics: has China’s Games success raised its global standing, allowing it to win friends and influence people?
- Before the Games started, questions were raised as to whether they should even go ahead, and several countries backed a US-led diplomatic boycott
- But by the end, China had controlled infections inside the ‘closed loop’, negotiated on global trade and backed other countries’ foreign policy
Chinese President Xi Jinping (right) and Russian President Vladimir Putin at a meeting in Beijing before the opening ceremony for the Winter Olympics. Photo: AP
