Power Play Ep 4: China, US and politics of the Olympics

9:01 mins

Synopsis: On the third Friday of every month, The Straits Times examines various facets of the US-China rivalry and its implications for Asia. 

Join Charissa Yong and Danson Cheong - ST’s US and China correspondents respectively based in Washington DC and Beijing - as they chat about the following:

1. The Olympics - a neutral or an intensely political competition? (0:35)
2. Why the US plans to boycott the Beijing Winter Olympics in 2022; difference between an athlete and a diplomatic boycott (2:39)
3. How will Beijing respond to a diplomatic boycott? (5:42)

4. What does the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games mean to China? (6:22)

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Produced by: Charissa Yong (charyong@sph.com.sg), Danson Cheong (dansonc@sph.com.sg), Ernest Luis, Hadyu Rahim & Fa'izah Sani

Edited by: Dan Koh

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