Winter watch: how China might keep a tight Olympic grip

From surveillance to enforced holidays for activists, possible measures Beijing could take to prevent or deal with protests

In the lead-up to the Beijing Winter Olympics there have been two major side issues unrelated to sport: Covid, and human rights protests.

Chinese authorities have implemented an ambitious closed loop" system to try to keep the Games free of a coronavirus outbreak, or at least keep any outbreaks away from the general population. When it comes to protests, authorities have put in a great deal of effort to contain them. Below we look at what issues may arise during the Games, and how authorities could react.