USA announced this Monday that will not send any official representative to the Winter Olympics in Beijing for “human rights abuses” committed “by the Chinese Communist Party.”
The Asian country described the measure as a “political provocation” and anticipated that he will take “firm countermeasures”
“The Biden government will not send any official or diplomatic representative to the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics or the Paralympic Games,” said Jen Psaki, spokeswoman for President Joe Biden.
The decision is due to “the current genocides and crimes against humanity of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in Xinjiang and other human rights abuses.“added the White House press secretary.
American athletes, however, will be able to compete in the games next February and “will have the full support of the Government of their country,” said Psaki.
The Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian had accused the United States of politicizing the sport hours earlier. On Monday, in his daily address to journalists in Beijing, he said that the United States’ decision to boycott the games was a “total political provocation”.
“If the United States is inclined to do what it wants, China will take strong countermeasures”, advancement.
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