told residents if they see a vehicle part of the olympic convoys get into a crash to stay away. they have a specialized group of medics to respond to those incidents. it also helps keep visiting journalists from leaving the capital city to other regions to explore controversial topics. with the world s attention the olympics allows china to showcase its perceived superiority in containing the virus, especially compared with countries like the u.s., but this will in many ways also be a tale of two cities, one curated for the olympic arrivals and pre selected groups of spectators, another that is the real beijing. though some local beijing residents are now in a bubble of their own, communities locked down after recent cases surfaced in the city outside the olympic boundaries. a mounting challenge for a country that s trying to keep covid out and yet still stage a global sporting spectacle to wow the world.
to a lucky few. beijing 2022 is a tale of two cities. the guests, so close but so far. beijing, china. that is amazing. not just, you know, the wall but that there is a wall and there is a space and there is another wall. it is unbelievable. next, the build back better build is dead. dead. dead. making it very clear. that is what cjoe manchin says but that is if you talk to him.
especially marked lanes. officials have told residents if they see one of the vehicles that s part of the olympic c convoys get into a crash to stay away. they ve actually got a specialized unit of medics to respond to those incidents. it s all to keep the virus from potentially spreading. it also helps keep visiting journalists from leaving the capital city to other regions to explore controversial topics. with the world attention, the olympic allows china to showcase its perceived superiority in containing the virus, especially compared with countries like the u.s. but this will be a tale of two cities. one curat for the olympic arrivals and preselected groups of spectators. another that is the real be beijing. though some local beijing residents are now in a bubble of their own, communities locked down after recent cases surfaced in the city outside the olympic boundaries. a mounting challenge for a country that s trying to keep covid out and yet still stage a
for weeks, quite a sacrifice, as a lunar new year holiday overlaps with the olympics. happy new year, mama. reporter: as covid has disconnected beijing from the international event it is hosting, it has also disconnected the people here from the rest of their country. reporter: normally during the lunar new year holiday, major cities like beijing, they re empty. all the folks who live here going back to their home provinces. but this year, because of the outbreaks happening all over china, they re asking folks to stay put. so you have crowds like this gathering at some of the more popular spots. crowds that won t get to be there as the medals are contested and won. no sporting tickets are on sale, and instead, the government will issue some to a lucky few. beijing 2022 is a tale of two cities. the hosts reporter: and their guests so close, but so far. for cnn, i m selina wang inside the olympic closed loop.
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of light, it was the season of darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair.” These immortal and iconic words of Charles Dickens, in his magnum opus, A Tale of Two