The most political moment of the 2022 Winter Olympics is upon us.
The opening ceremony, which start Feb. 4 at 8 p.m. in Beijing, will give Chinese President Xi Jinping his best chance to use the games to burnish his country’s image. Almost immediately afterward, the competitions will take over the spotlight, but for a few hours on Friday, China will have the attention of a worldwide audience to itself.
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