U.S. confirms it will stage diplomatic boycott of Beijing Winter Olympics
The White House has confirmed it will stage a diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, in the latest move that will further widen the rift in an already strained bilateral relationship.
“The Biden administration will not send any diplomatic or official representation to the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympic Games, given the PRC’s ongoing genocide and crimes against humanity in Xinjiang and other human rights abuses,” press secretary Jen Psaki said from the briefing room podium on Monday.
The announcement comes two months before the games are to begin. American athletes are still expected to compete in the Olympics, despite the Biden administration not sending any representatives to Beijing.
At: https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2021/dec/06/china-denounces-possible-us-olympic-boycott-as-provocation
View of the National Cross-Country centre in Zhangjiakou city, China, one of the venues for the upcoming 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games.
The Biden administration has announced a boycott of the 2022 Winter Olympics, in protest over crimes against humanity in Xinjiang and other human rights abuses in the Asian giant.
