When China's leader Xi Jinping opens the Beijing Olympics he will be flanked by leaders who are unlikely to quell the chorus of concerns the Games are bolstering an authoritarian regime.
Hong Kong When China's leader Xi Jinping opens the Beijing Olympics on Friday he will be flanked by leaders who are unlikely to quell the chorus of concerns these Games are bolstering an authoritarian regime.
Of the just over 20 presidents, prime ministers, heads of state and royalty set to attend the Opening Ceremony of the Beijing Winter Olympics on Friday, around half of those dignitaries hail from authoritarian countries with several others listed as"hybrid regimes," as classified by The Economist Intelligence Unit's Democracy Index 2020.
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