From the unexpected postulation of Beijing to the Pandemia del Coronavirus, China has managed to fulfill its promises and intimidated its critics.
Seven years ago, When the International Olympic Committee met to choose the host of the Winter Olympic Games 2022, China's leader, Xi Jinping, He sent a brief video message that helped to tip the balance in a hard and controversial vote.
China had little experience with winter sports. In the distant hills where the outdoor events would be held, little snow falls. Sometimes, The pollution was so dense that they told him "Airocalipsis".
XI promised to solve all this and risked his personal prestige in what seemed like a bold bet. "We will fulfill all the promises we made", XI told the Olympic delegates at the meeting held in the capital of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur.
When there are only a few days left for the celebration of the games, China already fulfilled. He has overcome the obstacles that ever made Beijing's application seem like a remote possibility and faced new ones, including endless pandemic and growing international concern for their authoritarian behavior.
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