BEIJING (AP) Beijing and the northern Chinese city of Zhangjiakou are bidding for the 2022 Winter Olympics.
The Chinese Olympic Committee sent a formal nomination letter to the International Olympic Committee on Sunday and the bid is supported by the Chinese government, China's official news agency Xinhua reported Tuesday.
"The China Olympic Committee believes that Beijing and Zhangjiakou have the natural conditions and infrastructure to successfully host the Winter Olympics," the committee said in a statement.
"The bid to host the 2022 Winter Olympics will further improve the development of the Chinese Olympic cause, display the comprehensive power of China and push forward the coordinated development of the economies of the two cities," it said.
Beijing hosted the 2008 Summer Olympics. Under the 2022 bid plans, Beijing would hold the ice events.