Beijing punishes traders in Olympic souvenir crackdown


              Police officers take a man holding the Olympic mascot Bing Dwen Dwen doll to a police vehicle near the store selling 2022 Winter Olympics memorabilia in Beijing on Feb. 7, 2022. Police are punishing Chinese traders for cashing in by reselling scarce dolls of Olympics mascot Bing Dwen Dwen at up to 10 times retail price. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
            
              Police officers question a man holding the Olympic mascot Bing Dwen Dwen doll outside the store selling 2022 Winter Olympics memorabilia in Beijing on Feb. 7, 2022. Police are punishing Chinese traders for cashing in by reselling scarce dolls of Olympics mascot Bing Dwen Dwen at up to 10 times retail price. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
            
              A worker waits to collect swab sample near images of the 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympics mascots at a cultural center in Beijing, China, Friday, Feb. 11, 2022. The possibility of a large outbreak in the bubble for the 2022 Winter Olympics, potentially sidelining athletes from competitions, has been a greater fear than any leakage into the rest of China. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
            
              Bing Dwen Dwen, the Olympics mascot, makes an appearance during the opening ceremony of the 2022 Winter Olympics, Feb. 4, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
            
              Bing Dwen Dwen, the Olympics mascot poses at the curling venue ahead of the Beijing Winter Olympics, Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)
            
              A resident carries away his purchase of 2022 Winter Olympics memorabilia including mascot Bing Dwen Dwen after lining up outside a store in Beijing, China, Friday, Feb. 4, 2022. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
            
              A woman takes a picture of the Olympic mascot, Bing Dwen Dwen, at the Olympic Green ahead of the 2022 Winter Olympics, Feb. 1, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
Beijing punishes traders in Olympic souvenir crackdown