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Dispatch from China: On Zero Covid & Artificial Snow

Karoline Kan, Journalist

31-Jan-22 09:30

Dispatch from China: On Zero Covid & Artificial Snow

This week, China gears up for two major events in the 2022 calendar: the annual Spring Festival or Lunar New Year and the Beijing Winter Olympics. We speak Beijing-based journalist Karoline Kan on the impact of China's zero Covid policy on festivities as well as the sustainability credentials of the Winter Games. Image credit: Shutterstock.com

Produced by: Shazana Mokhtar

Presented by: Shazana Mokhtar


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Categories:  people and places

Tags:  journalism,  china,  lunar new year,  zero-covid strategy,  beijing 2022 winter olympics, 


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