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BEIJING, Jan. 5, 2022 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/ --

As the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics is around the corner, China's preparation

for the Games has entered the final stage.

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In his New Year address last week, Chinese President Xi Jinping said the

country would spare no effort to present a great Winter Olympics to the world.

"The world is turning its eyes to China, and China is ready," he said.

Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee,

inspected preparations for the Beijing 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games

on Tuesday, 30 days ahead of the opening ceremony.

He also extended New Year greetings to athletes, coaches, volunteers and

representatives of the operation teams, the media and scientific research staff.

The Chinese president has paid great attention to the preparations for the

Olympics. Tuesday's was his fifth inspection visit to Winter Olympic sites,

following tours in January and February 2017, February 2019 and January 2021.

Venue construction

During his inspection in February 2019, Xi stressed that venue construction

must meet Olympic standards and highlight the characteristics of technology,

wisdom, environment and frugality.

On Tuesday, he visited the National Speed Skating Oval, locally known as the

"Ice Ribbon," which is among 12 competition venues and the only one built

exclusively for ice competition. It is also an example of how China is

delivering its promise of hosting green games.

The site uses carbon dioxide trans-critical direct ice-making technology,

resulting almost zero carbon emissions. The waste heat in refrigeration can be

further recycled, raising the energy efficiency by 30 to 40 percent.

During his inspection in February 2017, Xi said construction projects for the

Winter Olympics should not be extravagant, with their post-Games usage taken

into full consideration.

This instruction had been well-considered for the "Ice Ribbon." Its

12,000-square-meter ice surface will become a playground for speed skating,

figure skating, ice hockey and curling enthusiasts after the Games.

Service guarantee

When hosting a symposium on preparation for the Winter Olympics in February

2017, Xi noted operation and service work for the Games should be designed

systematically and solidly promoted.

He also encouraged the games organizing committee to actively use modern

technology, especially informatization and big data, to improve operation and

efficiency.

Xi on Tuesday visited Main Media Center, Athletes' Village, Games-time

Operations Command Center and a winter sports training base, which are sites

that are key to service delivery.

The Main Media Center, that covers an area of 211,000 square meters, will be

the temporary home and office of some 3,000 journalists from more than 100

countries and regions and 12,000 broadcasters from over 200 networks.

Utilization of intelligent technologies across a wide array of areas makes this

media center different from those in the past Olympic Games. Armies of robots

will help to provide a wide range of services, working as guides and doing

things from those related to COVID-19 prevention and control, to food delivery

and food preparation.

The athletes' village will provide full-time service for athletes, coaches and

officials during the Games, 53 days in total, in the three competition zones -

Beijing, Yanqing and Zhangjiakou.

https://news.cgtn.com/news/2022-01-04/Xi-inspects-preparations-for-2022-Winter-Olympic-and-Paralympic-Games-16ywLoNNkmk/index.html

Source: CGTN