Xi checks Olympics progress amid boycott calls and Covid-19 outbreak

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Xi checks Olympics progress amid boycott calls and Covid-19 outbreak

With just over a year to go until the Winter Games, Chinese President Xi Jinping vowed on Monday that the country would host a successful event, despite coronavirus outbreaks in northern China and international calls for a boycott.Xi inspected preparations for the 2022 Beijing Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games in the capital, saying he was very confident the games would go well.“I’m very gratified to see the preparations are well under day and…