The winter Olympics are under way in Beijing. Spirited competition is seen not only on the ski slopes, but also on the field of international politics.

I have cherished memories from when Beijing held the summer Olympics in the summer of 2008. I had just completed my first year as a research student in St Andrews, on the back of a couple of years of working as a tour guide by day and applying for scholarships by night...

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