US announces Olympic boycott over China’s ‘ongoing genocide’

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‘Atrocities’: US announces Olympic boycott over China’s ‘ongoing genocide’

America has taken a major step to show its opposition to China, announcing a boycott of next year’s Winter Olympics in Beijing.
AFP

December 7, 2021

The United States has announced a diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, citing human rights abuses, in a move that will not stop US athletes from competing.

“The Biden administration will not send any diplomatic or official representation to the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympic Games given the PRC’s (People’s Republic of China) ongoing genocide and crimes against humanity in Xinjiang and other human rights abuses,” White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said.