It is hoped that the Olympics will increase people-to-people exchanges between China and Japan, add new vigour to bilateral ties and contribute to the development of the Olympics, says the writer. - AP
BEIJING (China Daily/ANN): After a year-long delay, the opening ceremony on July 23 finally kicked off the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games amid the still-raging Covid-19 pandemic.
The Tokyo Olympics has attracted added attention worldwide because it is the first major global sports event to be held after the pandemic broke out last year, and Japan has encountered four waves of novel coronavirus infections and the response of local health authorities has not been consistent.
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