BBCNEWS BBC News at Ten February 4, 2022 22:05:00
"it doesn't matter," she said, "at least we're trying." the moment the olympic flame was installed was a subtle one. no big cauldron set alight. but not so the other message sent out by the hosts from this stadium, that china and russia are forging a new, much closer relationship. robin brant, bbc news, beijing. the olympics is always used by the hosts as a showcase, and what china wants to do, two years after the pandemic first emerged here, show the world it can put on a good show. it is also something that looks like normal. there is diplomacy to be done as well and it is born out of divisi...