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Added on the 03/09/2021 13:42:57 - Copyright : EFE Inglés
The closing ceremony for China's five-yearly Communist Party Congress held in Beijing's Great Hall of the People, with President Xi Jinping likely to seal an unprecedented third term in power. Delegates vote to endorse Xi's "work report" delivered at the Congress's opening last Sunday and rubber-stamped a resolution on the Party's constitution. IMAGES
Fireworks mark the end of the Paralympic Winter Games closing ceremony at the National Stadium in Beijing, also known as the 'Bird's Nest'. IMAGES
Fireworks light up the sky above Beijing's National Stadium as the closing ceremony for the Winter Olympic Games ends. IMAGES
Fireworks light up the sky above Beijing's National Stadium as the closing ceremony for the Olympic Games ends. IMAGES
Thomas Bach says that if the International Olympic Committee took a stance over concern for Peng Shuai, it would mean "politicisation of the Olympic Games" which could lead to "the end of the Olympic Games". Peng made sexual assault accusations against a former politician and was not heard from for nearly three weeks, while her claims were rapidly censored. She later appeared on state media in several videos and held a video call with Bach in which she said she was safe and well, however concerns remain. SOUNDBITE