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Russia and Belarus not allowed to participate Beijing Para opening “Ukraine invasion” casts a shadow

The Paralympics will begin tonight in Beijing, China, as Russian troops continue to invade Ukraine. It is a relay from the site.

The tournament will start tonight at the stadium behind me, with President Xi Jinping proclaiming the opening, but the shadow of the military invasion by Russia is overshadowed.

The IPC = International Paralympic Committee has been shaken by military invasion even before the tournament began, including the decision not to allow Russia and Belarus to participate yesterday the day before the opening.

President Xi met with President Vladimir Putin, who visited China at the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games, and issued a joint statement saying, “I oppose the expansion of NATO to the east.” It’s just one month. Due to the subsequent military invasion, the international community has sternly watched that Russia is in breach of the UN Armistice Agreement in line with the tournament period, and that China is in favor of Russia. It has been.

In addition to being a sports festival, it is also being asked whether it is possible to put out a message for peace with a sense of ownership, including China, the venue where China, which has an ambiguous attitude as a “collision” rather than an “invasion”.