China criticizes US for diplomatic boycott

Washington should stop politicizing sport, said Foreign Office spokesman Zhao Lijian in Beijing on Tuesday. He announced “decisive countermeasures” without giving details. The Olympics are not a stage for “political manipulation”. Government representatives also took part at the invitation of their national Olympic committees. White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki announced the day before that President Joe Biden's administration would not send diplomatic or official representatives to China for the February games. The background is the ongoing “genocide” in the autonomous region of Xinjiang and other human rights violations. The topic is getting hotter China's foreign ministry spokesman reacted angrily and said that the USA should stop "disturbing the Winter Games in Beijing through words or actions". Otherwise, they harmed bilateral dialogue and cooperation with China in important areas or international issues. The Winter Games will take place from February 4th to 20th, 2022. China is criticized for human rights violations, including in its treatment of minorities such as the Uyghurs and Tibetans and the suppression of the democracy movement in Hong Kong. There is also great political tension between the USA and China over other controversial issues. The relationship has fallen to its lowest level since diplomatic relations were established in 1979. Biden sees China as the most powerful competitor and the biggest geopolitical challenge for the USA.

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China criticizes US for diplomatic boycott

China has sharply criticized the US diplomatic boycott of the Winter Olympics in Beijing.

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