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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Via AP news wire

BEIJING DIARY: A segmented city, ideal for pandemic Olympics

Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved

At a hotel in Beijing’s Olympic Park two signs compete for attention, draped across a fence against a deep blue backdrop. “Together for a shared future,” says one, trumpeting the 2022 Winter Games' official slogan. Directly to its left, in big white letters, another warns: “Closed loop area. Don’t cross the line.”

“You can't go that way,” says a black-clad guard outside the China National Convention Center Hotel. “Everything's separate."

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