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.
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Olympic staffers record a Lunar New Year message at a ski venue in Yanqing. Beijing will be the first city to host both a Summer and Winter Olympics when the upcoming Games officially open on Feb. 4. © Reuters
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