{"id":118473,"date":"2025-02-09T10:24:06","date_gmt":"2025-02-09T07:24:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/?p=118473"},"modified":"2025-02-09T10:24:10","modified_gmt":"2025-02-09T07:24:10","slug":"9th-asian-winter-games-kick-off-in-harbin-china","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/news\/world\/asia\/118473-9th-asian-winter-games-kick-off-in-harbin-china\/","title":{"rendered":"9th Asian Winter Games Kick Off in Harbin, China"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 9th Asian Winter Games officially kicked off in Harbin, northeast China, on Friday under the theme &#8220;Dream of Winter, Love among Asia,&#8221; Anadolu Agency reported. Chinese President Xi Jinping inaugurated the event in Heilongjiang province, as reported by Xinhua News Agency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This year, approximately 1,300 athletes from 34 countries and regions, including North Korea, Japan, and South Korea, are participating, surpassing the 2017 games&#8217; attendance in Sapporo, Japan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"982\" height=\"626\" src=\"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/02\/Screenshot-2025-02-09-102339.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-118475\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/02\/Screenshot-2025-02-09-102339.png 982w, https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/02\/Screenshot-2025-02-09-102339-300x191.png 300w, https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/02\/Screenshot-2025-02-09-102339-768x490.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 982px) 100vw, 982px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The competition, held every four years, will take place from February 7 to 14. 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