Chinese President Xi Jinping showed confidence in hosting the Beijing Winter Olympics.
According to the Chinese Xinhua News Agency on the 26th local time, President Xi spoke on the phone with Thomas Bach, chairman of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), yesterday (25th).
In the call, Xi said, “China has controlled the domestic (Corona 19) situation, achieved economic recovery, and created conditions for the Beijing Winter Olympics to be held.” “We are strictly implementing precautions and continuing to pursue various preparations.”
He added, “With the great support of the relevant parties, China will surely be able to complete various preparations within the deadline,” he added. “I am confident of the complete success of the Beijing Olympics.”
He also said, “Beijing is the only city in the world to host the Summer and Winter Olympics, and will contribute to the international Olympic movement.”
I am confident in hosting the Olympics successfully despite the global corona19 pandemic.
In response, Chairman Bach said, “With great interest from China and support from the Chinese, the preparation for the Beijing Winter Olympics has overcome the effects of the epidemic and is proceeding smoothly.”
He said, “I am willing to cooperate with China for the success of the Beijing Winter Olympics,” and “We will continue to strengthen our long-term strategic cooperation with China.”
The Beijing Winter Olympics are scheduled to kick off on February 4, 2022, a year later.
Meanwhile, the Tokyo Summer Olympics, which was scheduled to be held in July 2020, was postponed for one year to 2021 due to Corona 19.
However, as the spread of Corona 19 continues this year, public opinion is growing in Japan that the Tokyo Olympics should be postponed or canceled.
As of this day, there are over 114 million corona19 confirmed cases worldwide.
