Foreign Ministry Spokesman Wang Wenbin wears a badge to welcome the Winter Olympics: Preparations for the Beijing Winter Olympics are basically ready

【Global Times Comprehensive Report】"On the special day of the 50-day countdown to the opening of the Beijing Winter Olympics, I feel like everyone else and look forward to the Beijing Winter Olympics. "December 16 is a 50-day countdown to the opening of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin deliberately wore a commemorative badge for the 50-day countdown to the Beijing Winter Olympics at a regular news conference on the same day. Wang Wenbin said: All preparations for the Beijing Winter Olympics are basically ready. Athletes from all over the world are eager to compete in China.

On the 16th, some foreign media speculated that Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio said when questioned by the Senate Budget Committee, "At this stage, I myself have no plans to participate in the Beijing Winter Olympics." "We realize that it is very important to consider various situations in due course and to make our own judgments based on national interests." Reuters commented that Compared with some Western allies, Kishida's tone seems to be milder.

After the United States and a few other countries announced that they would not send officials to attend the Beijing Winter Olympics, whether Japan would follow suit has been a matter of concern. According to the Japanese News Agency on the 16th, Chinese Ambassador to Japan Kong Xuanyou called on Japan to support the Beijing Winter Olympics in a speech in Tokyo on the same day. He said that the Japanese side should clearly oppose the politicization of sports and respond with due goodwill to China's support for the Tokyo Olympics.

As the date of the Beijing Winter Olympics approaches, many national Olympic committees and athletes have expressed their expectations. In an exclusive interview with Chinese media, Pakistan Olympic Committee President Saeed Hassan said that he led the Pakistani delegation to the Beijing Olympic Games in 2008, and this time he will lead the Pakistani delegation to participate in the Beijing Winter Olympics. He still remembers the 2008 Olympic Games and is full of expectations for the 2022 Winter Olympics.