The United States announced its decision on Monday.
United States confirmed on Monday that it will not send representatives from its administration to the Beijing Winter Olympics, Reuters reports. Following the decision, China threatened the United States with as yet undefined retaliation.
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President Joe Biden Already last month, the United States is considering a diplomatic Olympic boycott because of China’s human rights record and oppressive policies against minorities.
“The Biden administration will not send diplomatic or official representation to the Beijing Olympics or Paralympics due to the genocide, crimes against humanity and other human rights violations in Xinjiang Province,” White House spokesman Jen Psaki told a daily press conference.
According to Psak, the United States is forced to react to the situation because otherwise it would be seen as oppressing Uighur and other Muslim minorities at the Olympics hosted by China as a normal business.
“We simply can’t do it.”
Diplomatic the Olympic boycott will not affect the participation of U.S. athletes in the Beijing Games in February.
“The U.S. race team has our full support. We are 100% behind them when we encourage them at home, ”Psaki said.
The Chinese embassy in Washington has not responded to Reuters’ request for an interview.
Spokesman for the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs Zhao Lijian has called for an end to the boycott “so as not to affect dialogue and cooperation between China and the United States”.
Reuters reports the Russian president Vladimir Putin to be the only major country leader to accept China’s invitation to participate in the Olympics.
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