Recently, Cai Qi, member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, Secretary of the Beijing Municipal Party committee and chairman of the Beijing Winter Olympic Organizing Committee, met with Thomas Bach, President of the International Olympic Committee. On behalf of the Beijing Winter Olympic Organizing Committee, Cai Qi thanked president Bach and the International Olympic Committee for their long-term support for the Beijing Winter Olympic Games, praised the hard work of the teams on both sides, and extended New Year greetings to everyone. He said that the official opening of the Beijing Winter Olympic Games is approaching. Under the strong leadership of the Chinese government, we have fully implemented the concept of green, sharing, openness and integrity, made every effort to overcome the epidemic and other challenges, and completed various preparatory tasks. The preparations are in full swing. At present, the Omicron variant has brought great uncertainty to the global epidemic. We insist on giving priority to the health and safety of all participants, fully implement the second edition of epidemic prevention manual, improve the communication and coordination mechanism of Xinguan liaison officers, establish a consultation mechanism between Chinese and foreign health experts, strengthen closed-loop internal and external cooperation with the host city, and continuously optimize the all-round service guarantee of the games. We are committed to providing a good event experience and are fully capable of ensuring the safety of all parties. It is hoped that the IOC will help guide all stakeholders to jointly hold the bottom line of safe competition and epidemic prevention and control, and jointly safeguard the purity of the Olympic movement. The Beijing Winter Olympic Organizing Committee is willing to strengthen communication and coordination with the IOC, jointly run the "last mile" of the preparation and hosting of the Winter Olympic Games, present a "simple, safe and wonderful" Olympic event for the world, and leave a sustainable Winter Olympic heritage. Bach highly appreciated the preparations for the Beijing Winter Olympics. He said that the preparation for the Winter Olympics once again reflected China's efficiency and vitality. Safety is the top priority for the smooth hosting of the games. The IOC will continue to work hand in hand with the Beijing Winter Olympic Organizing Committee to guide all stakeholders to abide by the second edition of the epidemic prevention manual, strengthen publicity and win greater support from the international community. We believe that Beijing will become the best host and the Beijing Winter Olympic Games will be held safely and smoothly as scheduled. (Xinhua News Agency)