BEIJING—After months of uncertainty and rigidity, China kicked off one among doubtlessly the most peculiar Olympic Games in historic previous with an opening-ceremony spectacle punctuated by what gave the influence to be a defiant jab at the U.S. and its allies that have challenged the country’s human-rights document.
Beijing on Friday formally grew to vary into the major city to host both the Summer and Winter Games, staging a cost of graceful pageantry in freezing temperatures that used to be extra subdued than the steamy extravaganza in 2008 held within the identical stadium, known colloquially as the Chook’s Nest.
