AdvertisementThe Beijing Winter Olympics' cauldron lighting made a political statementFebruary 04, 2022Bill ChappellfacebookEmailChinese torchbearers and Olympic athletes Dinigeer Yilamujian (left) and Zhao Jiawen place the Olympic flame into its snowflake cauldron during the opening ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games, at the National Stadium, known as the Bird's Nest, in Beijing. (AFP via Getty Images)