The Beijing Winter Olympics, which were overshadowed by a U.S.-led "diplomatic boycott" over China's alleged human rights abuses, closed Sunday night, with President Xi Jinping believed to have already turned his interest toward Taiwan.Before the Feb. 4 opening, China was apparently irritated by the decision of the United States and some other democratic countries not to send their government officials to the Olympics, as the Asian power tried to use the global sporting event to boost its national prestige.Xi, however, must be confident now that the success of the Beijing Games bolstered pu…READ FULL ARTICLE
