Chinese Risk Local Water Supply To Create Fake Snow for Beijing Olympics
The Beijing Olympics will be the first to use completely fake snow to coat the mountain for competitions on its slopes, putting the local water supply at risk.
China began preparations for the 2022 Winter Olympics weeks ago, blanketing the slopes surrounding Zhangjiakou, according to Bloomberg. The nation hopes the games will put the struggling agricultural city on the map as a favored destination for vacationers. The region is dry, and the artificial snow required could fill as many as 800 Olympic-size swimming pools, straining already scarce resources.
U.S. politicians, sports pundits, and athletes have discouraged full participation in the Beijing Games. Longtime Olympics sportscaster Bob Costas in December criticized the International Olympic Committee for being “in bed with China” after the organization took the regime’s side on the disappearance of Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai. The same month, Sen. Tom Cotton (R., Ark.) slammed President Joe Biden for participating in a diplomatic boycott of the games while still sending athletes to the communist nation. – READ MORE
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