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Were the Beijing Games the Success That China Claims Them to Be?

Were the Beijing Games the Success That China Claims Them to Be?
A general view of the Olympic Cauldron during the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics closing ceremony on day 16 at Beijing National Stadium in Beijing, China, on Feb. 20, 2022. Maja Hitij/Getty Images
Stu Cvrk
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Mercifully, the Winter Olympic Games have come to an end after a “very communist closing ceremony,” which featured a carefully choreographed parade of 365 “ordinary Chinese people” showcasing the supposedly harmonious Chinese society that Beijing has manufactured using “Chinese methods.”

Stu Cvrk
Stu Cvrk
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Stu Cvrk retired as a captain after serving 30 years in the U.S. Navy in a variety of active and reserve capacities, with considerable operational experience in the Middle East and the Western Pacific. Through education and experience as an oceanographer and systems analyst, Cvrk is a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, where he received a classical liberal education that serves as the key foundation for his political commentary.
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