Beijing 2022's "closed-loop management system" began operation on Tuesday as overseas staff started to arrive in the Chinese capital to prepare for the Games.
Buoyed by a highly encouraging World Cup season, China's speed skating team is primed to steal the show on home ice in the Dutch-dominated sport at next month's Beijing Winter Olympics.
Faced with the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, Beijing is determined to give the world green, sharing, open and clean Winter Olympics in less than a month, after years of preparation.
With slopes being manicured and medal ceremonies rehearsed, Beijing is putting the finishing touches to its preparations for the Winter Olympics and Paralympics.
Despite the Omicron variant of the COVID-19 virus and a small number of countries' moves to politicize the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, China has vowed to present the world with streamlined, safe and splendid Games, which will open on Feb 4 in the Chinese capital.
The final 23-player roster of the USA women's ice hockey team was announced during the NHL's Winter Classic game in Minneapolis on Saturday.
The world's biggest pumped-storage hydroelectric power plant was put into operation on Dec 30, said its operator State Grid Corp of China, the country's largest State-owned utility company.
As the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics is around the corner, China has reiterated its determination to host a "Green Olympics" and is preparing to deliver on that promise.