Winter Olympics: threat of boycotts clouds China's 'joyful rendezvous' in the snow

Beijing is working overtime for another 2008-style showcase in 2022, but world is very different place this time around and the diplomatic gloves are off

Ahead of the 2022 Winter Olympics to be held in Beijing and neighbouring cities, China is working overtime to make sure the event is a success.

Beijing has budgeted $3.1bn for repurposing and building new venues and spent an additional $8.2bn yuan on a high speed rail connecting Beijing with another host city Zhangjiakou.