Beijing Halts Olympics Ticket Sales Over COVID Fears

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The Spin

Pro-China narrative

China's meticulous planning, which has been praised by the IOC, will keep the Winter Games vibrant and safe. Beijing is showing the world that large gatherings can still take place safely despite the pandemic.

Anti-China narrative

Beijing's Zero-COVID policy is unsustainable with Omicron. The only way to maintain it is to lie about transmission, or cancel the Games.


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