BEIJING -- With just days to go before the Beijing Games officially open on Friday, Chinese President Xi Jinping's yearslong plan to cement his third term in power by hosting a successful Olympics is finally coming to fruition.
Everything is falling into place after six years of preparations, Xi told International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach on Jan. 25, stressing that the Winter Games would proceed as scheduled. China has imposed strict restrictions aimed at curbing the spread of the coronavirus to ensure the Games' success.
