Why are the 2022 Winter Olympics so controversial? HD

The Winter Olympics will kick off with the opening ceremony on Feb. 4, making Beijing the first city to host both the Summer and Winter Olympic Games. But these 2022 Games have brought a host of controversies. The PBS NewsHour’s Nick Schifrin details the COVID concerns that have locked down major cities across the country, diplomatic boycotts over China’s treatment of the Muslim Uighur population and athletes’ concerns over censorship and government tracking. Stream your PBS favorites with the PBS app: https://to.pbs.org/2Jb8twG Find more from PBS NewsHour at https://www.pbs.org/newshour Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/2HfsCD6 Follow us: Facebook: http://www.pbs.org/newshour Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/newshour Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/newshour Subscribe: PBS NewsHour podcasts: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/podcasts Newsletters: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/subscribe