Olympic flame arrives in Beijing amid boycott calls

The Olympic occurrence has arrived successful Beijing amid calls from critics for a boycott of the Winter Games which are acceptable to beryllium staged successful February.

The occurrence was received by Beijing's Communist Party Secretary Cai Qi, the apical authoritative successful the Chinese capital.

Beijing is the archetypal metropolis to beryllium awarded hosting rights to some the Summer and Winter Games.

Human rights critics accidental China's oppression of governmental critics, number groups including Tibetans and Uyghurs and a crackdown successful Hong Kong should punctual athletes and politicians to shun the event.

The Beijing Winter Olympics volition tally from Feb. 4-20.

Only spectators from mainland China volition beryllium allowed to attend.