China's Xi Says Winter Olympic Games Must Have No ‘Grandiose' Projects

Money must be spent properly for the 2022 Winter Olympics that China is to host and no "grandiose" projects must be allowed, President Xi Jinping said on Monday, as he toured sites for the games. Beijing and the nearby city of Zhangjiakou won the right to host the games in 2015. The only other city bidding was Almaty in Kazakhstan, after other competitors dropped out, citing costs and other worries. While Beijing hosted the 2008 Summer Games to wide acclaim, its bid for the...

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