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he Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games, which opens on Friday, will be streamlined, safe and splendid, Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Thursday as the head of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) decried boycott ghosts "rearing their ugly heads again" over human rights concerns.
Meanwhile, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Xi plan to voice their shared views on international security at a meeting during the Beijing Olympics, a Kremlin advisor said on Wednesday.
Addressing the IOC session in the capital via a brief video message, Xi said China had played an active part in the Olympic movement since staging the 2008 Summer Olympics.
For this year’s Winter Games, the country had engaged 300 million Chinese in winter sports as promised, he said.
"From 'One World-One Dream' in 2008 to 'Together for a Shared Future' in 2022, China has taken an active part in the Olympic movement and consistently championed the Olympic spirit," he said, as quoted by Reuters.
"The Olympic Winter Games will open tomorrow evening. The world is turning its eyes to China, and China is ready. We will do our best to deliver to the world a streamlined, safe and splendid Games."
The Chinese capital will become the first city to host both the summer and winter editions of the Olympics, but preparations have been hit by diplomatic boycotts and the coronavirus pandemic.
