TWEETS: Beijing Winter Olympics 2022: No snow and a dodgy human rights record

Beijing will become the first city to host both the summer and winter Olympics after winning the vote for the 2022 Games - but a lot of commentators are unimpressed with the IOC’s choice of venue.

Before for the successful bid was announced, Xinhua News Agency, the official press agency of the People's Republic of China, was busy promoting Beijing as a city of ice, but people really weren’t buying it.